carte-de-visite photograph
Summary
Full length studio portrait of young man. He is seated on the edge of a table with casters and is shown in profile. The background is plain and there is a decoratively carved mantel piece on the right hand side of the studio. A curtain is draped across the left hand edge of the scene. There is a dado rail and a skirting board. The man is wearing a pale double breasted lounge suit. His legs and arms are crossed and he is holding a bowler hat in his hands. He has a turn down collar and tie and wears a flower in the right button hole of his lapel. He has wavy hair in a centre parting and is clean shaven. He is wearing dark leather shoes with spats.
Object Name
carte-de-visite photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1860-1865
Dimensions
image: 10.2cm x 6.4cm
accession number
2008.40.5.834
Collection Group
Place of creation
Oxford
Medium
