Henry Barrett Learned (1868-1931)
SubjectPortrait of
Henry Barrett Learned
American, 1868 - 1931
Date1899
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 × 2 7/16in. (8.9 × 6.2cm)
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 Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHead and shoulders length studio portrait of Henry Barrett Learned (1868-1931) as an adult. He is looking off camera to the left. Henry is wearing a white collared shirt with a string bow tie under a vest and jacket. He is wearing pince-nez spectacles and a pocket watch. Henry's hair is parted sharply down the middle and slicked down at the sides.
Photograph is mounted on a piece of cardstock that has beveled edges.
Photograph is mounted on a piece of cardstock that has beveled edges.
Object number1988.85.123
MarkingsEnraved in bottom right corner on recto: "1899."Printed in black ink on recto: [illegible, media missing] / N. PERSCHE[ID] / KÖNIGL. SӒCHS. HOF-PHOTOGRAPH. / [two coats of arms] / LEIPZIG / GELLERT-STRASSE N[superscribed "o" with dot underneath] 2."
Printed in black ink in middle of verso: "N. Perscheid / Königl. Sächs. Hof-photograph u. / Hof-Photograph S[superscribed “R” with line underneath] Königl.Hoheif des / Grafen von Flandern. / LEIPZIG / GELLERT-STRASSE 2. / PARTERRE. / [decorative line]”
Printed in black ink on bottom of verso: "Vervielfältigung des Bildes ist untersagt."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "H. Barrett Learned"NotesDate note: Engraving on recto gives date as 1899. According to biographical data included in the finding aid for the Henry Barrett Learned Papers at the Library of Congress, Henry studied at the University of Leipzing between 1899 and 1900.
Henry married Emily Cheney (1864-1952) on 14 June 1899.
"Henry Barrett Learned Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress." Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2013, https://findingaids.loc.gov/exist_collections/ead3pdf/mss/2013/ms013066.pdf.
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