item details
NamePortrait of Charles Gilbertson
ProductionWilliam Joseph Byrne; photography studio; 13 December 1897; Richmond upon Thames
ClassificationOpalotypes, studio portraits, photographs
Materialsopal glass
Materials Summaryphotograph, opalotype
Techniquesphotography
Registration NumberO.027154
Credit lineGift of Mrs Mantell-Harding, 1963
Overview
Head and shoulders portrait of an older man looking slightly upward and to one side. The image is reddish brown in tone, and vignetted. The plate is edged with an ronate gilt frame. This is inside a thin black frame, the interior of which is lined in red velvet.