Portraits

A collection of 3 Posts

1865: Meet the Countess of Castiglione post image

1865: Meet the Countess of Castiglione

In the 1860s, 'La Divine Comtesse' was considered the most beautiful woman of her day

1864: A Family Portrait post image

1864: A Family Portrait

Wet plate photography and the American Civil War

1879: Frederick Douglass post image

1879: Frederick Douglass

How the most photographed man in America harnessed the portrait as a political tool