. English: The exact date when Polk sat for this daguerreotype is unclear, but his haggard appearance and thin hair indicate that it was late in his presidential term or perhaps in the months after he left oflice. One letter writer who saw Polk in the summer of 1847 described his 'fatigued and careworn countenance, which me-thought, might turn the hearts of some of his most violent opponents” (Sandweiss, Eyewitness to War, 241). Daguerreotype with applied color, ca. 1847-49. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. Texas, Daguerreotype with applied coloring, sixth- plate, c.
. English: The exact date when Polk sat for this daguerreotype is unclear, but his haggard appearance and thin hair indicate that it was late in his presidential term or perhaps in the months after he left oflice. One letter writer who saw Polk in the summer of 1847 described his 'fatigued and careworn countenance, which me-thought, might turn the hearts of some of his most violent opponents” (Sandweiss, Eyewitness to War, 241). Daguerreotype with applied color, ca. 1847-49. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. Texas, Daguerreotype with applied coloring, sixth- plate, c. 1847-49 3 -1/4 x 2-11/16 in. ( x cm.) Stamped corner: '30' Copper-backed plate; 4 corners clipped at 45° angle; plate holder crimp mark, edge ACM 1 . between 1847 and 1849. Unknown 266 James K. Polk, 1847-1849
Size: 2026px × 2468px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /, /., 1847, 1849., unknown.
