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PHOTOGRAPH OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
by [EMERSON, Ralph Waldo] HAWES, Josiah Johnson & SOUTHWORTH, Albert Sands
- Used
- Condition
- Not examined out of the frame but appears to be Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
@1880s. Framed Photograph. Not examined out of the frame but appears to be Fine. Fine portrait of Emerson, image size 8-1/2" x 12-1/2" matted and framed to an overall size of 15" x 20". On the rear of the frame are two labels from Holman's Print Shop of Boston, circa 1940, on which is stated the following: "This photograph was in J. J. Hawes' studio at the time of his death and was stored with the rest of the contents until 1934, when it came to us for sale. It is a photographic copy of a daguerreotype portrait made by Mr. Hawes in the 1840's. The negative was a collodion-process plate ('wet plate'). This print could have been made as late as the 1890's, but more probably dates from the 1880's. When Mr. Hawes made the copy of the daguerreotype is not known." Southworth and Hawes produced some of the finest daguerreotypes of the 19th Century. Among their subjects, besides Emerson, were John Quincy Adams, Zachary Taylor, Daniel Webster, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hawes died at the age of 94 in 1901, operating his studio up to the end. During the Depression his daguerreotypes were dispersed among a few museums and private collections.
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- Seller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 011969
- Title
- PHOTOGRAPH OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
- Author
- [EMERSON, Ralph Waldo] HAWES, Josiah Johnson & SOUTHWORTH, Albert Sands
- Format/Binding
- Framed Photograph
- Book Condition
- Used - Not examined out of the frame but appears to be Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- @1880s
- Keywords
- Early Photography, Southworth & Hawes, Literary Photographs, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, 19th Century Photography
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; 19th Century Literature; 19th Century Photography; Transcendentalism;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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