Portrait of William Heathcombe De Lancey, photograph, page, inscription: 'William Heathcombe De Lancey, Bishop of Western New York, ', photographer: J. Gurney & Son, in or after 1861-10-16 - in or before 1861-10-20, Jeremiah Gurney & Son, paper, albumen print, height 70 mm x width 53 mm, Person, William Heathcote De Lancey, historical persons, A faded sepia portrait of an older man with sideburns and a high-collared shirt appears centered inside an oval frame with decorative double borders, set on a mottled cream paper background that shows age spots and foxing. The page is bordered by a thin rectangular line with small geometric corner embellishments, and dense printed text is visible below the oval but not described. The portrait area has a soft vignette effect blending into the oval, and the overall image shows slight discoloration and stains scattered across the paper.
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Portrait of William Heathcombe De Lancey, photograph, page, inscription: 'William Heathcombe De Lancey, Bishop of Western New York, ', photographer: J. Gurney & Son, in or after 1861-10-16 - in or before 1861-10-20, Jeremiah Gurney & Son, paper, albumen print, height 70 mm x width 53 mm, Person, William Heathcote De Lancey, historical persons, A faded sepia portrait of an older man with sideburns and a high-collared shirt appears centered inside an oval frame with decorative double borders, set on a mottled cream paper background that shows age spots and foxing. The page is bordered by a thin rectangular line with small geometric corner embellishments, and dense printed text is visible below the oval but not described. The portrait area has a soft vignette effect blending into the oval, and the overall image shows slight discoloration and stains scattered across the paper.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B02_047

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Portrait William Heathcombe De Lancey photograph page inscription Bishop Western New York photographer J Gurney & Son 1861-10-16 - 1861-10-20 Jeremiah Gurney & Son paper albumen print height 70 mm x width 53 mm Person William Heathcote De Lancey historical persons faded sepia portrait older man sideburns high-collared shirt centered inside oval frame decorative double borders set mottled cream paper background age spots foxing bordered thin rectangular line small geometric corner embellishments dense printed text visible oval described portrait area soft vignette effect blending image slight discoloration stains scattered across paper

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