Two portraits of an unknown man from Mumbai, Musulmano di Bombay, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, Mumbai, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, Maharashtra, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adult man (side view, profile), Two oval sepia-toned portrait photographs of the same man placed side by side on a gray background, one showing his face from the front and the other in profile. The man has short, dark hair with a receding hairline and a full, curly beard and mustache with lighter streaks. His skin appears dark and textured, and his eyes look straight ahead in the frontal image and to the side in the profile. He wears a patterned garment with a collar visible at the neckline. The photographs have soft lighting and show subtle variations in tone and detail against the plain background.
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Two portraits of an unknown man from Mumbai, Musulmano di Bombay, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, Mumbai, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, Maharashtra, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adult man (side view, profile), Two oval sepia-toned portrait photographs of the same man placed side by side on a gray background, one showing his face from the front and the other in profile. The man has short, dark hair with a receding hairline and a full, curly beard and mustache with lighter streaks. His skin appears dark and textured, and his eyes look straight ahead in the frontal image and to the side in the profile. He wears a patterned garment with a collar visible at the neckline. The photographs have soft lighting and show subtle variations in tone and detail against the plain background.

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Two portraits unknown man Mumbai Musulmano di Bombay photograph page photographer Paolo Mantegazza c 1881 - 1886 Maharashtra paper albumen print height 151 mm x width 241 mm adult man side view profile Two oval sepia-toned portrait photographs man placed side gray background showing face front short dark hair receding hairline full curly beard mustache lighter streaks skin dark textured eyes look straight ahead frontal image wears patterned garment collar visible neckline photographs soft lighting subtle variations tone detail plain background

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