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Two portraits of an unknown man, Uomo butia, d'anni 45, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, Bhutan, 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), Two oval sepia photographs mounted side by side on a gray background show the same middle-aged man from different angles; the left oval is a frontal view and the right oval is a profile view. He has long dark hair pulled back into a low tied style with a loose strand visible, a prominent mustache, and a weathered face with deep lines. He wears a thick, light-colored blanket or coat draped over his shoulders and a beaded necklace at the collar. In the profile image he has a small hoop earring in his visible ear and his hair is gathered into a knot at the back with loose wisps extending outward. The portraits have a soft, slightly faded tonal quality and the oval frames show a subtle uneven vignette around each image.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A79_137

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

48.3Mo (10.3Mo) / 43.3cm x 27.9cm / 5118 x 3299 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Two portraits unknown man Uomo butia d'anni 45 photograph page photographer Paolo Mantegazza Bhutan c 1881 - 1886 paper albumen print height 151 mm x width 241 mm adult man side view profile front view Two oval sepia photographs mounted side gray background middle-aged man different angles left oval frontal view right oval profile view long dark hair pulled back low tied style loose strand visible prominent mustache weathered face deep lines wears thick light-colored blanket coat draped shoulders beaded necklace collar profile image small hoop earring visible ear hair gathered knot loose wisps extending outward portraits soft slightly faded tonal quality oval frames subtle uneven vignette image