Portrait of a Man

c. 1860

British 19th Century

Associated Names
The image shows an upper body portrait of a person seated, facing slightly to the left. The person has a straight posture, with both hands resting on their lap. Their facial features include a neutral expression, with light-colored eyes, a straight nose, and a slightly parted mouth. They have curly hair, partially visible beneath a soft, rounded cap. They are dressed in formal clothing, consisting of a dark coat and a white shirt, accented with a large, dark bow tie around the collar. A chain is draped across the chest. The background is plain, and the image is bordered with an ornate, gold-colored frame inside a velvet-lined case.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ambrotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 6.5 × 5.2 cm (2 9/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
    mat: 8.2 × 6.5 cm (3 1/4 × 2 9/16 in.)
    case (closed): 9.84 × 8.89 × 2.22 cm (3 7/8 × 3 1/2 × 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.1.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ashworth Family, England; (sale, England, 2017); (Jason Wright, Huddersfield, England); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on bottom edge of case, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite on applied label: PD372J


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