Caption

Portrait of William Makepeace Thackeray, William Makepeace Thackeray, photograph, page, photographer: Ernest Edwards, London, c. 1863, paper, albumen print, height 60 mm x width 47 mm, Photo opposite title page., Person, portrait of a writer, An aged portrait of an older man with wavy light hair and sideburns seated in an oval frame at the top center, wearing a dark coat and light cravat and small round glasses, with a neutral facial expression; below the portrait is an engraved illustration of a large two-story classical house with multiple tall windows, decorative roofline, chimneys, a central doorway with a small balcony above, surrounding fencing and some shrubs, all set against a stained, cream-colored paper background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A98_087

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Available size

33.4Mb (7.7Mb) / 9.3in x 14.0in / 2776 x 4211 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait William Makepeace Thackeray photograph page photographer Ernest Edwards London c 1863 paper albumen print height 60 mm x width 47 mm Photo opposite title page Person portrait writer aged portrait older man wavy light hair sideburns seated oval frame top center wearing dark coat light cravat small round glasses neutral facial expression engraved illustration large two-story classical house multiple tall windows decorative roofline chimneys central doorway small balcony surrounding fencing shrubs set stained cream-colored paper background