carte-de-visite photograph
Summary
Half length studio portrait of a man. He is seated on a leather upholstered chair and looks downwards at an open book that he holds in his right hand. There is a wooden alcove framing the left hand side of the image. It supports a small shelf on which is placed a closed book. The background is plain. The man has wavy hair styled in a side parting with a chin curtain beard. He is wearing a waistcoat and suit trousers beneath a frock coat. He has a turned down collar.
Object Name
carte-de-visite photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1860-1865
Dimensions
image: 10.2cm x 6.4cm
accession number
2008.40.5.813
Collection Group
Place of creation
London
Medium
