carte-de-visite photograph
Summary
Three quarter length portrait of a young man. The man is photographed outside against an architectural background. The right hand side of the building behind him is covered by ivy. On the left hand side there is a flight of stone steps and an exposed brick wall. The man has dark wavy hair and a side parting. He has full side burns and a small separate moustache. He is standing with his right leg bent and raised on one of the steps. His head is turned to the left. His left hand is on his hip and his right hand rests on his thigh. He is wearing a white turn down collar and a patterned necktie. He has a pale coloured waistcoat and trousers and a dark coloured single-breasted sack jacket which is fastened at the top button with a white corsage.
Object Name
carte-de-visite photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1860-1865
Dimensions
image: 10.2cm x 6.4cm
accession number
2008.40.5.854
Collection Group
Place of creation
Oxford
Medium
