I love these stunningly damaged daguerreotypes by 19th century photographer Mathew Brady. The collection features portraits of people that have been aged and water damaged to the point of abstraction. Although I'm sure the original photos were great, I see this as a very happy accident.
The first photo in the post is my favorite- I love how two little black dots happened to form near the eye-area on the subject's face, giving him a nightmarish, cartoon look.
Previously: Newly discovered daguerreotype of man who had iron rod pierce his skull in 1848
(Image via the Public Domain Review's Instagram)
