Caption

Mountstuart Elphinstone, reproduction, page, photomechanical print, cliché maker: Lemercier & Cie., Paris, after painting by anonymous, c. 1883 - in or before 1893, photographer, paper, photoaquatint, height 148 mm x width 99 mm, Person, politician, eg party leader, A seated man with light hair and sideburns wears a dark double-breasted coat, high-collared shirt, and cravat, his hands resting on the arms of an upholstered chair with fringed armrests and turned legs; one leg is crossed over the other and a folded cloth drapes over his knee. To his left a table covered with a patterned cloth holds a stack of books propped upright, and to his right a large book leans against the chair. The background shows a dark draped curtain on one side and a lighter wall on the other, with a pale border surrounding the central image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_116

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.4Mb (10.7Mb) / 10.4in x 15.1in / 3120 x 4530 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mountstuart Elphinstone reproduction page photomechanical print cliché maker Lemercier & Cie Paris painting anonymous c 1883 - 1893 photographer paper photoaquatint height 148 mm x width 99 mm Person politician eg party leader seated man light hair sideburns wears dark double-breasted coat high-collared shirt cravat hands resting arms upholstered chair fringed armrests turned legs leg crossed folded cloth drapes knee left table covered patterned cloth holds stack books propped upright right large book leans chair background dark draped curtain side lighter wall pale border surrounding central image