Historical Portraits

What we discovered is that a portrait from an old photograph reveals an ineffable and often elusive aspect of a person’s presence… Learn more.

Alfred Tennyson looking to the side wearing a black hat and top, in front of a red background

Alfred Tennyson

Bust of Mark Twain wearing a tan suit, in front of a dark red background

Mark Twain

Bust of Harriett Tubman in her younger age, wearing a black cap and top, in front of a dark maroon backdrop

Harriett Tubman, Younger

Bust of Harriett Tubman in her older age, in front of a red background, with her head and shoulders draped with a white blanket

Harriett Tubman, Older

Bust of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, wearing a black suite and bowtie, sitting in front of a dark blue background

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Bust of Viktor Hugo wearing a dark brown suite, in front of a dark brown background

Viktor Hugo

Bust of Charles Dickens looking straight, in front of a dark green background

Charles Dickens

Abigail Adams wearing white bonnet and white and red dress, holding a folded piece of paper and looking out a window

Abigail Adams