Three quarter length portrait depicting Nicolae Balcescu sitting in a chair with one hand on his lap and one hand in his pants pocket.
Nicolae Balcescu (1819-1852) was an important Romanian figure, he was a historian, journalist and the leader of the Wallachian Revolution from 1848.
The daguerreotype
is in a good conservation condition. There are some signs of oxidation, but the image is visible. The edges of the plate are a bit tarnished.
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Nicolae Balcescu
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Three quarter length portrait depicting Nicolae Balcescu sitting in a chair with one hand on his lap and one hand in his pants pocket.
Nicolae Balcescu (1819-1852) was an important Romanian figure, he was a historian, journalist and the leader of the Wallachian Revolution from 1848.
Engravings Cabinet, Romanian Academy Library; Romania Cabinetul de Stampe, Biblioteca academiei Romane
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The Photography Collection of the Engravings Cabinet holds 260.000 photographs, most of them are from XIX Century and first half of XX Century consisting of photographs on glass, celluloid negatives, photography albums and postcards.
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