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Carte-de-visite portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) copied from a daguerreotype by New York photographer Napoleon Sarony. The daguerreotype was taken in 1847, while the carte-de-visite was made circa 1878.

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe

Description

Carte-de-visite portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) copied from a daguerreotype by New York photographer Napoleon Sarony. The daguerreotype was taken in 1847, while the carte-de-visite was made circa 1878.

Creator

Date

1878

Contributor(s)

Contributor(s) Notes

Photographer: Napoleon Sarony

Object ID

Z24.482

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

13009

Notes

A note in an earlier record for this photograph indicates that the location of the original daguerreotype is unknown.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.