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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.89  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Old Man with Beard Sitting
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.89 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Old Man with Beard Sitting

Photographer (American, 1843 - 1926)
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/4 x 4 5/8in. (17.1 x 11.7cm)
Plate (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionThree-quarter portrait of an old man with a full beard. He is seated, wearing a suit. A fabric backdrop is visible behind him.
Object number2011.344.89
NotesSubject note: This may be a portrait of Samuel Thorne, Jonathan Thorne, Jr.'s brother. Retouching in red ink on subject's face and hands. On the emulsion side, there are deliberate scratches on the subject's head and hand that were made for retouching purposes. Might be graphite.
On View
Not on view
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.127  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1885
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.129  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1885
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.130  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1885
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.131  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1885
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.88 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical So…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.126  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1885
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.115  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.128  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1885
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical So…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.28  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.74  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900