[Man Seated in Front of Cloud Backdrop, Books and Top Hat on Table] — Unknown | DiscoverArt

[Man Seated in Front of Cloud Backdrop, Books and Top Hat on Table]

1850s

Daguerreotype with applied color

6.2 × 4.8 cm (2.4 × 1.9 in)

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