carte-de-visite photograph

H Hering

Summary

Full length studio portrait of a standing man. There is a plain background and a patterned floor covering. On the right hand side of the image there is a wooden chair on which is placed a large, closed book. On the left hand side of the image there is a small table covered by a table cloth. There is a silver box on the table. The man is holding a closed book in his hands. The man is standing in a contrapposto pose with his left leg placed slightly forward. He has dark hair in a centre parting and side burns. He wears a white turn down collar shirt and a white cravat, a dark coloured waistcoat, dark trouser and a dark coloured double breasted frock coat.