#but what an incredibly striking effect! his name is unrecorded but here he is 170 years on staring into your soul
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Daguerreotype of a handsome youth with haunting eyes, circa 1850
#the wet plate process makes blues come out lighter so it is possible that this man's eyes were not quite this intensely pale irl#but what an incredibly striking effect! his name is unrecorded but here he is 170 years on staring into your soul#19th century#19th century fashion#19th century photography#daguerreotype#historical fashion#fashion history#men's fashion#1800s#1850s#this is probably my favorite piece from my own collection#absolutely nail-biting auction#my collection
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