A Victorian gent and his most admirable sideburns...

Sideburns maketh the man.

Take a moment with me, if you will, to dreamily admire and perhaps even consider replicating, this fine set of 1840's sideburns.

You're looking at a truly splendid British daguerreotype example, of which there are far fewer examples compared to their transatlantic cousins, the reason for this being a complicated licencing issue and subsequent high costs. The owner, 'Photos of the Past' on Flickr, notes that the date the image was taken was recorded on the reverse: September 1, 1849.

Just another example of how marvellously the British did sideburns in the Victorian era.

A young fellow of the 19th century...

Tintype of a little 19th century gent, courtesy of Daguerreian Dandy.

Yes...a wee gent we have here. Marvel at that top curl and direct stare. 1/6 plate tintype, American. 

Gent's mid-century day ensembles...

It's time to get one's dandy on, I say. Image courtesy of Museum at FIT. 

Two absolutely spiffing day ensembles for dandies of the mid-century. Good heavens, aren't they a delight? Waltz on down the avenue in these babies and you'll do quite alright, I can assure you. The suit to our left is a wool number with a fetching checkered vest for the Victorian wishing to add a little flair and personality. To the right, looking as thought it's been lifted directly from 1970's era Mod Ken is a brown cotton and linen suit for the late 1840's gent.

An extraordinary daguerreotype..

A lady and her prayer. Daguerreotype, 1840's. Courtesy of Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs.

Victorian era leather merchant and tanners

Here we witness a leather merchant casting an eye over the goods, and tanners engaged in their daily business in Bermondsey, London, late 19th century.

19th century folk and their instruments...

Two fellas and an outrageous amount of coolness. Available for weddings, Christmas soirees, pub crawls and eccentric funerals. Daguerreotype, c.1850.

A gent, his violin and his Missus. Daguerreotype, around 1850. Image courtesy of Mirror Image Gallery.

A lady (of some means) and her instrument, courtesy of Dennis Waters Fine Dags. 

What a fellow! Just extraordinary. We thank Cowan's Auctions for this daguerreian gem. 

'We were at the beach. Everybody had matching towels...' C. 1860 ambrotype.


Fancy a parade of 19th century musicians? They're a-coming...

A daguerreian heart-breaker indeed. My, my.

1850's daguerreotype, courtesy of The Library of Congress. This here fellow is why revival salts were invented.

If you wanted to pursue Sir Hot Stuff here, you'd do well to commence your search in 1850's middle class America. To assist you even further, I'd recommend journeying to the New England area and seeing how you fair. If you find this divine young fellow before me, give him a good pinch on the bum for me, will you? 

Mid-century daguerreotype, courtesy of the George Eastman Museum.

A little 19th century fellow in the most marvellous frock. Yes'm, that's a young chap.