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Daguerreotypes
Portrait of a Gentleman

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Photographer: William Edward Kilburn (1818-1891). Portrait of a gentleman. 1850s. Hand-colored quarter-plate daguerreotype in leather casing (slightly rubbed). 9,5 x 12 cm. With the photographer's "234 Regent Street" studio stamp gilt-embossed onto cover.

William Edward Kilburn was active as a daguerreotypist in London since 1846, running one of the city’s most successful studios alongside that of Richard Beard. He was the first photographer to be granted the title of court photographer to the British royal family. Kilburn’s daguerreotypes feature delicately stippled cloud backgrounds, created with a fine pigment dust - a technique he adopted from Beard. It is believed that the well-known miniature painter, L. Mansion, was responsible for these atmospheric effects. Kilburn gained international recognition at the 1851 Great Exhibition, where he was awarded a medal for his hand-colored portraits. – Some signs of oxidation along edges of plate, otherwise in very good condition.