Henry Peters Gray, portrait painter, circa 1850
This and many other antique portraits (two more examples after the jump) live at a tumblr blog called “My Daguerreotype Boyfriend,” subtitled Where early photography meets extreme hotness. Lotsa’ fun, check it out. (Thanks to John for sharing this on fb.)
Johannes Brahms, circa 1853, age 20
Ernest Hemingway, age twenty-four, from his 1923 passport
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