Charles Cheney (1866-1942)
SubjectPortrait of
Charles Cheney
American, 1866 - 1942
PhotographerPhotographed by
Carlo Marcozzi
Italian, 1827 - 1883
Dateabout 1890
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 5/8 × 2 3/16in. (9.2 × 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 9/16in. (10.5 × 6.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 9/16in. (10.5 × 6.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Anne Cheney Zinsser
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of Charles Cheney (1866-1942) as a young man. He is looking off camera to the left. Charles is wearing a white shirt with a wingtip collar, waistcoat, jacket, and polka dot tie. He has a thin moustache but no beard and is wearing his hair parted sharply to one side.
Object number2008.37.118
MarkingsPrinted in gold ink in top left corner on verso: "[coat of arms of Kingdom of Italy] [coat of arms of United Kingdom] / [coat of arms of Persia] / PERSIA"Printed in gold ink diagonally on verso: "Marcozzi / successo a Montabone"
Printed in gold ink middle-right on verso: "FOTOGRAFO / DI S.M. IL RE D'ITALIA / e / di S.M. la Regina d'Inghilterra"
Printed in gold ink on bottom of verso: "MILANO / 7 - Piazza Durini - 7 / [short decorative line] / Si conservano le negative"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Charles Smith
