PetaPixel How Portrait Photography’s ‘Grand-Scale’ Origins Changed History


Two antique oval-framed portraits: the left shows a bearded man in dark clothing facing right, and the right shows an older man with white hair in formal attire, looking forward with arms crossed.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery's latest exhibit, From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years, explores portrait photography's grand-scale origins and showcases the museum's incredible, diverse collection of very early photographs.

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