Face in the Clouds
SOLD March 2018 |
1840s anonymous American daguerreotype, unusual very close view of man's face, with abraded areas at bottom that have been over-painted with whitish substance applied in a cloud-like pattern. Housed in a period half-case with labels attached identifying the sitter as "Wm E. Prince".
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