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Art Institute of Chicago

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George D. Hamilton — Untitled (Portrait of Man)

George D. Hamilton

Untitled (Portrait of Man)

1857

Captured using the daguerreotype process at its technical peak, this formally posed portrait exemplifies mid-19th century photographic portraiture with its sharp detail and silvery luminosity.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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