Circular photograph of a drawing or engraving of a family group. Mother, father and older daughter dangling something before a baby. The author of The Opium Eater" refers to Thomas de Quincey. He was married to Margaret and had 8 children. The depiction of him matches other known illustrations of de Quincey.
Lower half only of case, breaking apart and glass loose within it. Fragile. There is a complex design based on an oval on the reverse of the case, of which the leather is stained and worn.
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Circular photograph of a drawing or engraving of a family group. Mother, father and older daughter dangling something before a baby. The author of The Opium Eater" refers to Thomas de Quincey. He was married to Margaret and had 8 children. The depiction of him matches other known illustrations of de Quincey.
Subject name
Quincey, Thomas de
Inscription
In graphite on the back "Author of the Opium Eater'. [The correct title is Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]
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