Silhouette of a military man
Category
Photographs
Date
1809
Materials
Paper, Card, Metal, Glass, Composite
Measurements
125 x 101 x 6 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520745
Summary
A silhouette of a man's head. His shoulders are hand tinted in blue and gold in the style of a military uniform. Directly below the image is written: P. Vincent 1809. The portrait is contained in an oval gold coloured metal frame which has been inserted into a black laquered board. It is topped with ornate metalwork to provide a ring to hang the portrait.
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