Portrait of Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)

Adrien Tournachon

Cleveland Museum of Art

Oval-shaped sepia-toned photograph of a seated man. He has curly hair parted on the side and combed over the top of his head. He wears a dark-colored three-piece suit with a waistcoat and a white collared shirt. A patterned silk cravat or necktie is tied loosely around his neck. His hands are clasped and rest on the arm of a chair. He sits on a chair with turned legs and a curved back. The background is a plain wall. The photograph has a signature in the lower-left corner and a small label with a signature in the lower-right corner.