Antoine François Jean Claudet (1797-1867)

Antoine François Jean Claudet (1797-1867)

PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, c. 1847. A sixth plate monochromatic daguerreotype, half-length portrait of a Gentleman, leaning on a pile of books and holding a magnifying device in his right hand, with plain brass arched top mat, and housed in a full red morroco case with vaulted back, and two brass side opening hinges, Claudet's embossed studio stamp on the front cover.