The image shows an upper body portrait of a middle-aged man seated, captured from the chest upward. The man has a wrinkled face with pronounced lines and slightly sunken cheeks. His expression is tense, and his mouth is open. He has thin hair on top and longer strands at the sides. He wears a loose, light-colored, long-sleeved garment revealing part of his chest. Two hands, likely belonging to another person not fully visible, are extending from the right-hand side of the frame. These hands are manipulating wires attached to the man's face around his nose and mouth. The background is blurry and nondescript, with a neutral-toned surface focusing on the man and the hands interacting with him.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1854-1856, printed 1862
- Medium
- albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 3153 × 4265 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
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