Tintype of a young man, Victorian era. 1870.

Tintype depicting a young Victorian man leaning on a fringed armchair.
Notice the hairstyle, the tie, the jacket and the face enhanced with a slight pink tint.
Top corners cut off (see photos).
Good general condition despite a scratch on the right (see photos).
Around 1860-1870.
8.8 x 6 cm.

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The Ferrotype process was developed by the Frenchman Adolphe Alexandre Martin (1824-1896) who was looking for a process to improve the work of engraving on plates for printers.
Like the ambrotype, the ferrotype uses a photosensitive collodion base. This is spread on a 0.15 mm thick iron plate which has been previously covered with black varnish.
Simple, fast, inexpensive, the Ferrotype would experience enormous commercial success and would last until the eve of the Second World War in Europe.
Like other types of black and white images, Ferrotypes can be enhanced with colors applied with a brush by artisan photographers.


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