A portrait of a bearded man in formal wear, leant against an ornate bookcase.
studio of Sarony & Co. [Oliver Sarony]
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card
Measurements
Print, 92 x 55mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520153
Summary
A Monochrome albumen print in carte de visite format. The print is a full length portrait of a bearded man in formal wear, leant against an ornate bookcase and to the left of a chair. There are markings on the verso: In the centre of the verso, printed in red and purple ink over an ornate crest, 'Sarony PHOTOGRAPHER TO THE QUEEN SCARBOROUGH AND LEEDS.'
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
studio of Sarony & Co. [Oliver Sarony], photographer