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Artist unknown — Untitled (Young Man)
Artist unknown

Untitled (Young Man)

1850

Created during the early years of photography, this ambrotype showcases the technique's characteristic reversed tonality and glass plate construction that preceded widespread albumen printing.

Medium
Ambrotype

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