[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. WHITEHURST, Jesse H., photographer. Half plate daguerreotype of painting of William Pinkney.

Half plate daguerreotype, with hand gilt buttons (light tarnish at perimeter, incising marks near subject's head, resealed with original glass 10 November 2021); housed in half leatherette case with floral motif (scuffs). Photographer's name stamped to brass mat. "Wm. Pinkney" inscribed in pencil to case under image.

A daguerreotype of a painted portrait of William Pinkney (1764-1822) by John Mix Stanley, held in the permanent collection of the US Justice Department. Pinkney was a politician and jurist, who represented the state of Maryland in several roles and was appointed the 7th United States Attorney General by James Madison in 1811.

Image 2 shows the original portrait of William Pinkney by John Mix Stanley, from which the daguerreotype was made (not included with this lot).

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. WHITEHURST, Jesse H., photographer. Half plate daguerreotype of painting of William Pinkney.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. WHITEHURST, Jesse H., photographer. Half plate daguerreotype of painting of William Pinkney.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. WHITEHURST, Jesse H., photographer. Half plate daguerreotype of painting of William Pinkney.