Portrait of a seated man in a fur coat hat with red trim and belt. He is bearded. Hand coloured. He is in front of a painted backdrop showing a blue sky. This may be the Polar explorer Dr John Rae, born in Orkney.
Portrait of a seated man in a fur coat hat with red trim and belt. He is bearded. Hand coloured. He is in front of a painted backdrop showing a blue sky. This may be the Polar explorer Dr John Rae, born in Orkney.
Subject name
Rae, Dr John (possibly)
Inscription
Beard's Photographic Institutions 85 King William Street.; 34 Parliament St. and the Royal Polytechnic Institution London and 34 Church Street, Liverpool. stamped into the case
Mit Beard in London beginnt in Europa die Periode der daguerreschen Ateliers, sein Etablissement war das erste professionelle Fotostudio auf dem Kontinent (März 1841). Er hatte das Patent zum Daguerreotypieren in England und eröffnete in rascher Folge eine Zahl von Ateliers.
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