The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Thomas Corwin

Art Historical Context

In 1847, pioneering photographer John Plumbe,., captured the likeness of Thomas Corwin inThe National Plumbeotype - Thomas Corwin*, a striking print that exemplifies early American portraiture. Plumbe, an Irish-born innovator who established the Plumbe National Daguerrean in New York—the nation's first major photography studio—created this image as part of his celebrated series reproducing daguerreotypes via lithography. The portrait features Corwin, a prominent Ohio, Whig politician, and future Secretary of the Treasury under President Millard Fillmore, often depicted with patriotic symbols l...