File:Edgar Allan Poe portrait B.jpg

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Description	English: A copy photograph of the portrait painted by Oscar Halling in the late 1860's of Edgar Allan Poe. Halling used the "Thompson" daguerreotype, one of the last portraits taken of Poe in 1849, as a model for this painting. Français : Copie photographique du portrait d'Edgar Allan Poe, peint par Oscar Halling à la fin des années 1860 à partir du daguerréotype "Thompson", l'un des derniers portraits de Poe réalisés en 1849 Nederlands: Portret uit 1860 op basis van een Daguerreotypie van Edgar Allan Poe uit 1848 of 1849 Español: Copia fotográfica del retrato pintado por Oscar Halling a finales de los años 1860 de Edgar Allan Poe. Halling usó el "Thompson" degarrotipo, uno de los últimos retratos tomados de Poe en 1849, como un modelo para esta pintura. Svenska: Porträtt utfört av Oscar Halling på 1860-talet efter en daguerreotyp från 1849.
Date	late 1860's
Source	http://smileyarts.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/halling_portrait.jpg
Author	Oscar Halling

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Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop 7.0
File change date and time	22:44, 9 February 2006
Colour space	Uncalibrated

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