[Seated Middle-aged Man in Bow Tie and Jacket] — John Watkins | DiscoverArt

[Seated Middle-aged Man in Bow Tie and Jacket]

1850s

Daguerreotype

14 × 10 cm (5.5 × 3.9 in)

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