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Huddleston & Co. — Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)

Huddleston & Co.

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)

1840

Among the earliest photographic portrait processes, this daguerreotype showcases the medium's remarkable detail and mirror-like surface that made it revolutionary in 1840s portraiture.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Huddleston & Co., Untitled (Portrait of a Woman), 1840

Among the earliest photographic portrait processes, this daguerreotype showcases the medium's remarkable detail and mirror-like surface that made it revolutionary in 1840s portraiture.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1840
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, Portrait, British, Woman, Photographic Process, Black and White, Daguerreotype, Formal

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