Caption
Two portraits of a Tibetan lama, Lama tibetano d'anni 30, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, Tibet, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, Paolo Mantegazza, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adult man (side view, profile), adult man (front view), priest, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Two oval sepia portraits of the same person are mounted on a grey background; in the left portrait the person faces forward with a neutral expression, wearing a pointed cap with a textured band, circular earrings, draped layered clothing, and a long beaded necklace, while in the right portrait the person is shown in profile facing to the side wearing the same cap, earrings, layered garments, and beads, with hands resting in front and a soft, mottled backdrop behind both images.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A79_136
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50.9Mb (12.4Mb) / 18.2in x 10.9in / 5457 x 3263 (300dpi)