Untitled (Military Officer—French)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.313

Description

A fair complected, slightly balding (with mustache and long goatee) seated military officer. He wears white pants and white gloves and with crossed legs sits beside a table with his hat. Supremely confident. 3/4 image

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1850

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

8 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Quarter (Euro); approximately 3 x 4 inches

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 22, 2022

Examined By

Jacqueline Cabrera

Notes

Black gesso over wood ornate wall frame, Passe partout, gold/black mat, black/gold mount; frame has many abrasions with loss; glass scratches abrasions, pitting, residues; plate/image oxidation at outer edges.