Madame Medori, ca. 1857, Salted paper print from glass negative, Image: x cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.), Photographs, Mathew

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Madame Medori, ca. 1857, Salted paper print from glass negative, Image: x cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.), Photographs, Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York), Brady was a skilled daguerreotypist, having learned the technical aspects of the process from the American pioneers of the medium, Samuel F. B. Morse and John Draper. He opened his first studio in 1844 and set himself the task of photographing the nation's leading figures: presidents and military men, business leaders, writers, artists, and stars of the stage

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Size: 3823px × 5048px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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