The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 3257

Two naval officers on a terrace, possibly Paris

Object details

Image size: h 15.3cm x w 19.8cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Mount: ruled edge mount

Provenance:
Janos Scholz
Daniel Wolf

Owner: The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame

Object owner number: 1985.74.22

Supporting images

This object is part of Schaaf no. 3257

Two naval officers on a terrace, possibly Paris

Keywords: Architecture Military Portrait Sculpture

Portrait photograph of two naval officers; one leans on the balustrade, he wears a cap and has a rifle by his side. The second person is seated in an upright chair and wears shoulder boards and holds his cap on one knee. The balustrade is topped by two busts; the furthest depicts a woman whilst the one in the foreground is of a classical bearded figure