Unidentified male portrait : 'Portraits from Life' c. 1849
Salted paper print | 7.5 x 6.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2600317
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Photograph of an unidentified man, seated and facing three-quarters right. He rests his left arm on a table and in his right hand he holds a bunch of flowers. he wears a jacket with an ornate waistcoat across which is a cord or chain which hangs around his neck. A draped cloth acts as a background.
Provenance
From an album presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1849
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
7.5 x 6.4 cm (image)
29.7 x 37.1 cm (page dimensions)
Category
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
Male Portrait [Calotype Specimens]