Labeled portrait of Rev. J. W. Lawton by Pomeroy of 18 W. Main St., Rochester, NY (from a portrait album purchased in Ontario County, New York, perhaps once owned by Thomas Eugene Martin).
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...