Pain and despair
The image shows a man seated facing the camera. An apparatus holds his mouth open. His facial features include a pronounced brow, deep lines across his forehead, and a visible frown emphasized by the device. His hair is thinning and combed back, revealing more of his scalp. He wears a loosely fitted shirt with an open collar. Two other individuals are partially visible, wearing suits suggestive of a formal setting. One on either side of the man holds the device in place. The background is plain and slightly blurred with no noticeable details or objects.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1854-1856, printed 1862
- Medium
- albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 3087 × 4227 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original