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OriginalMathew Brady photograph of United States President Franklin Pierce
Reason
A fine portrait by Mathew Brady. I should note this is a daguerreotype (or, more specifically, a relatively-contemporaneous albumen photo of a daguerreotype, which is good, because daguerreotypes degrade rather badly over time). Pierce died in 1869, before more modern photography became common, of course, but daguerreotypes are a somewhat strange-looking medium to anyone used to more modern images. Still, it's a photograph of a very notable person who lived in a period where we couldn't expect more modern photography.
Articles in which this image appears
Franklin Pierce et al.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Political
Creator
Mathew Brady, restoration by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:31, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]