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PHOTOGRAPHER. Superb sixth-plate ambrotype of a photographer, his face lightly tinted, posing alongside his camera; in a leather case. 1850 (SELF-PORTRAIT OF A PHOTOGRAPHER) An extraordinary image of a serious artist, who is posing with an early daguerreian camera. This skillfully composed portrait is compositionally enhanced by the alternating areas of light and dark. [SEE ILLUSTRATION OVERLEAF].