Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Henry David Thoreau

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Feb 2014 at 22:37:26 (UTC)

Original – 1856 daguerreotype of transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau by Benjamin D. Maxham

Reason: The image size is below the preferred dimensions, but I believe that the picture is iconic and historically important enough to warrant featuring. It is strikingly clear for a daguerreotype. I have seen it reproduced in a manner similar to Guerrillero Heroico.
Articles in which this image appears: Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience (Thoreau), History of anarchism, Individualist anarchism in the United States, Slavery in Massachusetts
FP category for this image: People/Artists and writers
Creator: Benjamin D. Maxham

Alternative - restored version

Support as nominator --JJARichardson (talk) 22:37, 2 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Aside from resolution, the image looks a bit jpg artefacted. Also, there are higher resolution images of him elsewhere, such as at the LOC. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:21, 2 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I'd love to see more philosophy-related FPs, but the quality's really lacking, here. File:Benjamin D. Maxham - Henry David Thoreau - Restored - greyscale - straightened.jpg would have a much better chance, though I certainly see why this one was chosen. J Milburn (talk) 23:30, 2 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have added this restored version to the nom as an alternate choice. JJARichardson (talk) 23:55, 2 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have also fixed the awkward tilt of the alt version. JJARichardson (talk) 00:07, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I hate to say it, but I don't like the crop: It's too tight at the top. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)

I've reverted to what was there when J. Milburn suggested the file, per the pertinent guideline (i.e. as a VI this should not be overwritten). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:05, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose-- I much prefer the alternative. Amandajm (talk) 05:07, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both versions. We have significantly sharper images from the 1850s, so I'm not willing to overlook the obvious damage to the alternate just because of its age. As to the original, I agree with the above posters. Sven Manguard Wha? 21:14, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:32, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]