Thomas Shelley
PhotographerPhotographed by
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MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 8 1/8 × 10in. (20.6 × 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineDeposited by Mrs. G. B. Brown
DescriptionBlack and white three quarter view studio portrait of Thomas Shelley. Shelley, a corpulent man, is seated on a chair. He is holding a book in one hand and the other arm is resting on a small table covered by a tablecloth. Shelley has gray hair and a short goatee-style beard. He is wearing a gray suit with a dark, polka-dotted waistcoat and white shirt, and his pocketwatch chain is visible across the waistcoat. There is a patterned curtain in the background.
Object number1894.3.1
InscribedHandwritten in red ink on back: "8511"Handwritten in pencil on back: "[Thomas Shelley]"
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