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Allen's Gallery (Amos Morrel Allen) — Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man)

Allen's Gallery (Amos Morrel Allen)

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man)

1855

Early photographic portraiture achieves remarkable clarity and presence through the daguerreotype process, preserving an anonymous sitter with mirror-like precision and dignity.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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