Three quarter length portrait of a man standing in front of a bookcase (or painted backdrop of a bookcase). His face is slightly blurred. He has a dark moustache, and wears a dark jacket, buttoned up, with his left hand inserted into the front of the jacket. White shirt, dark cravat.
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man; jacket; cravat; painted backdrop; book case; moustache; side parting
Portrait housed in a case that has Richard beard's signature in the base.
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Three quarter length portrait of a man standing in front of a bookcase (or painted backdrop of a bookcase). His face is slightly blurred. He has a dark moustache, and wears a dark jacket, buttoned up, with his left hand inserted into the front of the jacket. White shirt, dark cravat.
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Scratched on the back of the plate: J H #4.
On tray of case behind image is hand-written 'Rich. Beard'.
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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