Be-hold 44 - Session 1

Turned eyes. Daguerreotype by JacobsEarly hands-in-vest pose of a man with turned eyes, signed "E. Jacobs" on the stippled octagonal mat o...

1/6 plate is still sealed, in oval mat,

MERCHANT SAILOR. That's what has been suggested for this interesting fellow with dark mustache and rather wild hair. He isn't a navy tar. Ni...

The subject is viewed from a slightly low angle. The hat is perfectly positioned. 1/6 plate by J. Gurney. Only at a certain angle does the light catch

His vest brightly, sharply twinkles. Chain and pin gilded. Face rouged. Beard makes way for his chin. 1/6 plate in full case is excellent.

Strong 3/4 profile, 1/4 plate with "Turner/ Goolong" signed [in ink?] on the mat. The plate appears very strong and rich, but there are so...

This is Catherine Theresa Romeyn Van Cortlandt, in1838. She was the daughter of Catherine Beck van Cortlandt, who was born in 1818, a descendant of C

Woman holds her parasol. Her dark braids hang almost down to her dark dress. 1/6 plate in stippled arch-top mat. She is super sharp and brilliant. The

Her face, the large earrings, and the hairstyle, mark her as Hispanic. The earrings and a pin at her neck are gilded. It's very interesting to c...

Nicely hand-colored 1/9 plate in arch-top mat, early case with separated spine. You could almost put this in the [post-modern] category of "eye...

The couple holds hands. Marriage as it was back then. 1/6 plate, still sealed, in hanging frame. This is how I got it, but the frame might not have be

He holds his hand to display the pinky ring. His vest is of cloth similar to that of the starry knight (Lot 5) but much more muted. The cloth of her d

Makes a fascinating comparison with the preceding lots. He wears a velvet vest and boots. Her wide-sleeved dress is of lighter striped cloth. This is

A rather grim couple, though she has a sparkling pin with a red center at her neck, and a similar ring on her pinky. The baby, in its seat belt, its f

The heads have a strange quality, like some subtle surrealist collage. 1/6 plate has been re-sealed, with original seals kept behind. Separated case.

Circular earrings and two rings are gilded. Her bonnet is on the table, a long shawl hangs down from her shoulder, and she holds a fan. The child snug

The mother has a satisfied smile as she holds her daughter's hands. There's a pillow with a tassel at left. The backdrop is wonderfully conc...

1/2 plate in full case with repaired spine. Here we see Broadbent's use of his landscape backdrop to good effect. The children are positioned in...

Primarily those on the wonderful chair and on the wonderful dress. The child holds a whip for her rocking horse. The swirling rug isn't bad eith...