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A fine direct portrait with delicate colouring of the gentleman's formal costume. The photographer's studio stand visible behind the sitter's chair.
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Portrait of a Chinese gentleman holding a fan and traditional tobacco pipe, 1860s
Quarter-plate tintype, lightly hand-tinted, gilt highlights, in modern custom-made balsa-wood case.
Portrait of a Chinese gentleman holding a fan and traditional tobacco pipe, 1860s
Quarter-plate tintype, lightly hand-tinted, gilt highlights, in modern custom-made balsa-wood case.