Portrait of a gentleman

Photography

Inventory number
2021.8.20.8.PH.VI.1860.FR
Author:
Mayer & Pierson (French, active 1855 - 1878)
Description
Oval cut photograph portrait, enhanced with gouache, representing a middle aged man sitting in a photographer's studio in a red wooden armchair with fringes, dressed in a black suit consisting of a coat with waistcoat, white shirt with black bow tie, and matching trousers.
Materials
Analog photography
Cardboard
Origin
1860 Paris, France
Dimensions
Length : 12 cm
Height : 16 cm