Daguerreotypes (Carl Ferdinand Stelzner): Portrait of a finely dressed woman Photographer: Carl Ferdinand Stelzner (1805 - 1894). Portrait of a finely dressed young woman. Circa 1845. Half-plate daguerreotype (image size circa 10,5 x 8 cm, plate size circa 14,5 x 11 cm). With ornamental paper surround, taped behind glass (unopened and originally sealed) in contemporary gilt wooden frame (some wear).
As of 1830 Carl Ferdinand Stelzner worked as a miniaturist and portrait painter together with his wife in Hamburg. In 1842 Stelzner opened a studio with Hermann Biow but the partnership was dissolved in 1843. He is known for his fine composition and vivid portraits that are both artistic and of historical importance. He was one of the best German portraitists of his time and also known for his excellent group portraits. - Minimal oxidation in side edges, a few spots on cover glass, otherwise a clear strong image in very good, near excellent condition.
Lit.: Bodo von Dewitz/Fritz Kempe. Daguerreotypien (from the series Dokumente der Photographie 2, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg). Hamburg 1983, see ill. pp. 84 and 95 for Stelzner daguerreotypes with same mats.