Half length portrait of 63 years old man with very long curly sideburns and a top hat. His name is Carlo Pietra and is an engineer. He is seated on a chair and leaning his arm on a nearby table at right.
Heavy tarnish and altered cover glass. Finishing paper has holes.
Assessments
Provenance
Family collection
Title
Ingegnere Carlo Pietra dell’età di anni 63. nativo di Belgiojoso domiciliato in Pavia Primo ingegnere d[ell]’Uff[icio] dell’ Amm[inistrazion]e dello Spedale di Pavia.
Image description
Half length portrait of 63 years old man with very long curly sideburns and a top hat. His name is Carlo Pietra and is an engineer. He is seated on a chair and leaning his arm on a nearby table at right.
Subject name
Pietra, Carlo
Inscription
Ingegnere Carlo Pietra dell’età di anni 63. nativo di Belgiojoso domiciliato in Pavia Primo ingegnere d[ell]’Uff[icio] dell’ Amm[inistrazion]e dello Spedale di Pavia.
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Housing size
Height
138 mm / 5.43 inch
Width
128 mm / 5.04 inch
Depth
11 mm / 0.43 inch
Window shape
Oval
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Private collection, Italy I
Description
Family 19th century daguerreotype portraits taken in Pavia - FMR
Handwritten label with notes in black ink: Ingegnere Carlo Pietra dell’età di anni 63. nativo di Belgiojoso domiciliato in Pavia Primo ingegnere d[ell]’Uff[icio] dell’ Amm[inistrazion]e dello Spedale di Pavia.
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