Caption

Three shots of people expressing contempt, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'PL. 5.', photographer: Oscar Gustave Rejlander, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1867 - in or before 1872, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 157 mm x width 107 mm, historical persons, morphology of facial expression, Contempt, A vertical page with three black and white portrait photographs mounted on it. At the top is a square portrait of a young woman shown from the shoulders up, her head turned slightly to the side, wearing a lace collar and a pendant, with dark hair styled in braids. Below are two taller portraits side by side. The left portrait shows an older man with a balding head and bushy side hair, wearing a dark jacket, waistcoat, and a neck scarf, his hands raised in an expressive gesture and his mouth open. The right portrait shows an older man with a wide-brimmed hat and a full beard, wearing a worn jacket and raising one hand as if in mid-gesture, his mouth also open. The page shows slight aging and small blemishes around the mounted photographs.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A78_309

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34.7Mb (6.2Mb) / 9.3in x 14.6in / 2779 x 4370 (300dpi)

Keywords

Three shots people expressing contempt page photomechanical print inscription Pl 5 photographer Oscar Gustave Rejlander cliché maker anonymous c 1867 - 1872 paper collotype photoprint height 157 mm x width 107 mm historical persons morphology facial expression Contempt vertical page three black white portrait photographs mounted top square portrait young woman shown shoulders up head turned slightly side wearing lace collar pendant dark hair styled braids two taller portraits side left portrait older man balding head bushy side hair dark jacket waistcoat neck scarf hands raised expressive gesture mouth open right portrait wide-brimmed hat full beard worn jacket raising hand mid-gesture mouth also open slight aging small blemishes mounted photographs