tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post8641047406014957348..comments2024-03-13T19:15:16.820+01:00Comments on KABLOONAS: THE PARTY GOES ON: DR. JOHN RAE IN FUR A DAGUERROTYPE BY BEARD (EDITED)Andrés Paredeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17283802897907742244noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-89504496384033026632017-10-23T12:29:27.630+02:002017-10-23T12:29:27.630+02:00Hi Soloman, I think they were tinted at the time t...Hi Soloman, I think they were tinted at the time they were taken, I have seen that in other Beard´s daguerrotypes. Apparently, Richard Beard patented a colouring technique in 1842. It was made at hand. I am thinking now that maybe the initials J.R. could have belonged the artist behind the coulours of that picture, they were usually miniaturist painters. I have learnt that in the "Encyclopedia of nineteenth century Photography"Andrés Paredeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283802897907742244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-25865153529021720832017-10-21T01:43:32.344+02:002017-10-21T01:43:32.344+02:00Was the color part of the original 1849 photo, or ...Was the color part of the original 1849 photo, or was it colorized at a later date? Soloman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972686779984782545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-1189827274287870302017-10-20T09:32:35.939+02:002017-10-20T09:32:35.939+02:00Thanks for your comments, my new guess is that he ...Thanks for your comments, my new guess is that he could be James Clark Ross after all. The nose has that particular curvature Ross´s nose has. ANd the date fits with his return from his expedition of 1848-49. The initials mentioned in the website where I found it also match somehow J.R. with Ross initials though there would be a missing "C.". Only the eyes are a bit different, but Ross hadn´t precisely a good time during the winter of 1848-49. I am updating and editing the post with a botched attempt of comparing both.Andrés Paredeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283802897907742244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-64916054136504233402017-10-20T00:00:39.949+02:002017-10-20T00:00:39.949+02:00Alas, great photo . . . but not John Rae. The date...Alas, great photo . . . but not John Rae. The dates do not match. When Richardson returned to England in 1849, Rae stayed in the Arctic. See Dead Reckoning, pp. 211 to 228.Ken McGooganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01147707317978507921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-3810934046529901462017-10-19T23:32:54.822+02:002017-10-19T23:32:54.822+02:00Andres, I do not believe that this is Rae. The fac...Andres, I do not believe that this is Rae. The face is wrong, the hat is wrong, the furs are all wrong as well. The site doesn't give any evidence for its identification -- and indeed, I corresponded for some time with a previous owner of this Dag, and we concluded that it was unlikely to be Rae. However, if the site, or if you, have any additional information about this Dag, I'm open to a fresh consideration!Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.com