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Post-Mortem on Pillow, Vertical, c. 1850. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerPost-Mortem on Pillow, Vertical, c. 1850. Children have always been particularly cherished subjects for photography. Portraits were made to preserve the memory of their stages of growth
Young Woman in Bloomers, c. 1855. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerYoung Woman in Bloomers, c. 1855. Although portrait sittings were directed by the photographer, sitters had some input in shaping their identities by choosing their pose, clothing, possessions
The Music Teacher and His Wife, c. 1850s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerThe Music Teacher and His Wife, c. 1850s. Although portrait sittings were directed by the photographer, sitters had some input in shaping their identities by choosing their pose, clothing
Untitled (Landscape with Dog), c. 1910. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerUntitled (Landscape with Dog), c. 1910
Untitled (Landscape), early 1860s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerUntitled (Landscape), early 1860s
Untitled (Genre scene with four women and a man), late 19th Century
Unititled, late 1850s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerUnititled, late 1850s
Untitled (Venetian Gondola), late 19th Century. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerUntitled (Venetian Gondola), late 19th Century
Untitled (Rocky Arcade), 19th century. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerUntitled (Rocky Arcade), 19th century
Untitled, c. 1915. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerUntitled, c. 1915
Untitled (Case with portraits of a man and woman and hair ornaments), c. 1870s. CreatorUntitled (Case with portraits of a man and woman and hair ornaments), c. 1870s
Untitled (Pifferari), c. 1851-1855. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerUntitled (Pifferari), c. 1851-1855. Taken to catalogue and document cultural practices, both of these photographs were intended as portraits of professions or ethnographic types rather than portraits
Untitled (Bridge with Town in Distance), 19th century. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerUntitled (Bridge with Town in Distance), 19th century
Untitled, c. 1870s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerUntitled, c. 1870s
Townhouse Facade, c. 1900. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerTownhouse Facade, c. 1900
Two Oxen and Driver, 1850s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerTwo Oxen and Driver, 1850s
Two Children with Toys, c. 1855. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerTwo Children with Toys, c. 1855. Children have always been particularly cherished subjects for photography. Portraits were made to preserve the memory of their stages of growth
Two Men Staging a Fight in a Studio, c. 1860. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerTwo Men Staging a Fight in a Studio, c. 1860. Although portrait sittings were directed by the photographer, sitters had some input in shaping their identities by choosing their pose, clothing
The Great Whirlpool, Niagara, c. 1880s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerThe Great Whirlpool, Niagara, c. 1880s
Syros, Center of the Levant Trade, c. 1850s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerSyros, Center of the Levant Trade, c. 1850s
Study of Orchids, c. 1870s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerStudy of Orchids, c. 1870s
Study of a Young Peasant Girl, c. 1860. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerStudy of a Young Peasant Girl, c. 1860. These striking portraits of working-class girls were made as ethnographic or artistic studies of types
Street in Dijon, before 1870. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerStreet in Dijon, before 1870
Portrait of Man Leaning Away from Camera, late 1840s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerPortrait of Man Leaning Away from Camera, late 1840s. Although portrait sittings were directed by the photographer, sitters had some input in shaping their identities by choosing their pose
Mother and Child, c. 1855. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerMother and Child, c. 1855. Some of the most inventive and technically skilled practitioners in the early history of photography are as yet unidentified
Mother and Child, c. 1860. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerMother and Child, c. 1860
Courtyard with Painters, late 1860s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerCourtyard with Painters, late 1860s. This photographer inventively expanded the medium to create a rare example of both early genre (everyday life) photography and documentation of artists at work
View of Rome, c. 1860. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerView of Rome, c. 1860
The Hold-Up, 1880s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerThe Hold-Up, 1880s. Since the beginning of photography, objects and people have been purposefully arranged, or staged, for the camera
Child with Drum, 1850s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerChild with Drum, 1850s. For this finely toned daguerreotype, an unknown photographer skillfully manipulated a bulky camera into a low vantagepoint, ensured even lighting
Child Standing on a Chair Holding Flowers, with Mother, c. 1855. Until the mid-1850s the daguerreotype process was the method preferred by the commercial photographers willing to meet
Boy with Cigar, c. 1855. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerBoy with Cigar, c.1855
Doorway Through an Inner Enclosure, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, c. 1880
Durham Cathedral, 1858. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerDurham Cathedral, 1858
Panorama dalla Cupola di S. Pietro, Rome, c. 1860s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerPanorama dalla Cupola di S. Pietro, Rome, c. 1860s
Black Horseman in Front of a Doorway, c. 1855. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerBlack Horseman in Front of a Doorway, c. 1855. The genre of equestrian portraiture dates back to classical antiquity, but translating it to photography was tricky because of the long exposures
Allegorical Study of a Woman, late 1850s. Creator: Harrison(?) (American)Allegorical Study of a Woman, late 1850s
Dead Child On a Sofa, c. 1855. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerDead Child On a Sofa, c. 1855. This carefully staged daguerreotype of a dead child is an outstanding example of a very common subject: the postmortem portrait
Artist with His Palette and Brushes, c. 1850s. Creator: Unidentified PhotographerArtist with His Palette and Brushes, c. 1850s. This unidentified photographer created a disarmingly personal portrait of a painter holding the tools of his craft