This is the same daguerreotype as the very first post of this blog, rescanned in a much better resolution. The dag is a 6th plate, this implies a size of 2.75 x 3.25 inches (7 x 8 cm). The picture dates back to around 1850..
This is my favorite daguerreotype.
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That looks great in its frame. I think the woman looks more modern than those in most old photos.
ReplyDeleteThe absence of a lace collar really accentuates her face and the lovely ribbon and pin. Beautiful portrait and I agree that it looks great in the frame.
ReplyDeleteThe frame makes it for me.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what she was thinking. You get the feeling that if she smiled her face would light up. I also wonder why the photographer didn’t straighten her neckerchief (or whatever it would have been called). It’s a lovely frame though.
ReplyDeleteShe is quite lovely and yes I agree the frame is amazing too!
ReplyDeleteShe has a slightly sad look to her face, and I think the turned over end of the ribbon/scarf adds something of a human touch to this beautiful, but otherwise rather impersonal, portrait. Thank you for sharing this and many others from your collection.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting photo, I had to do a google search to see how it was produced.
My Sepia Saturday post has a photo taken around 1858, it's on card. I don't know the history of photography so don't know how my photo would have been produced.
Hmm wonder about the spots on her head...I have just been reading about daguerotypes in Paris in McCullough's new book. I have none and am fascinated by them. Quite striking.
ReplyDeleteI think she's beautiful, even if her expression seems a little sad.
ReplyDeleteStunning shot. Makes me feel as if I'm about to step into a Bronte novel.
ReplyDeleteA striking image. I find it interesting that the photographer raised the camera just a bit so that she is looking slightly upward. how did you manage such a fine scan with the photo in the frame?
ReplyDeleteWow, the photo looks great in that frame. It's so well suited that it really adds a lot. I am impressed that you got such a clear image of it too.
ReplyDeleteThis is really a lovely image, though as a woman I can imagine she was irritated that her tie was not straight. :-) I noticed too that she is wearing a pieneta comb in her hair, the type that hold up the mantilla scarf. They were very popular in the later 19th century. It gives almost a crown effect here.
ReplyDeleteThank you all. I learned a lot from your comments, and gained new insights. I use an ordinary scanner and just scan the daguerreotype. Since they are incredibly detailed I can use a high resolution!
ReplyDeleteNo jewellery apart from the pin at her throat - a very simple outfit. Do you think the marks on her forehead are bruises, or something on the photo? (I fell down the stairs on a bus at the age of 14 and was bridesmaid at a wedding a week later - I ruined the photos despite modern makeup!)
ReplyDeleteShe looks a bit like Demi Moore to me.
ReplyDeleteDemi Moore, I see what you mean, you've got a point.
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ReplyDeleteI'm in love with this portrait or, even though it may sound a little silly, I rather say, I'm in love with her. It's stronger than me...
ReplyDeleteExcellent. I was wondering if I could use the frame of this picture for a non-commercial project I'm doing. Thank you, Mark.
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