[Portrait of an unidentified man, possibly an Irish emigrant]

[Portrait of an unidentified man, possibly an Irish emigrant]

[graphic].
Bibliographic Details
Summary:Sixth-plate daguerreotype in Union Case made by Holmes, Booth & Hayden, a Cincinnati firm which distributed throughout the United States. The cover has a design 'The Highland Hunter', based on an engraving by the Irish-born artist, Francis Humphreys, which was published in 1857; Humphreys worked in Cincinnati for a period.
In collection: Daguerreotypes Collection [graphic].
Format: Photo
Published / Created: [ca.1850-1860].
Subjects:
Daguerreotypes > American > 1850-1860
Portrait photographs > American > 1850-1860
Notes:Leather case.

Hand tinting.

A copy of this item is also available on colour transparency (call no Trans 68).

Physical description: 1 photograph : sixth-plate daguerreotype ; [ca. cm 9.5 x cm 8.5].

Citations/References: Cited in 'Treasures of the National Library of Ireland', Boyne Valley Honey Company, 1994 pp. 112, 113.

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[Portrait of an unidentified man, possibly an Irish emigrant]

[graphic].
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Daguerreotypes Collection [graphic].
Description:Sixth-plate daguerreotype in Union Case made by Holmes, Booth & Hayden, a Cincinnati firm which distributed throughout the United States. The cover has a design 'The Highland Hunter', based on an engraving by the Irish-born artist, Francis Humphreys, which was published in 1857; Humphreys worked in Cincinnati for a period.
Created: [ca.1850-1860].
Extent:1 photograph : sixth-plate daguerreotype ; [ca. cm 9.5 x cm 8.5].
A copy of this item is also available on colour transparency (call no Trans 68).
Format:Photo
Call Number: DAG1 (NPA Reading Room - Appt. only)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.