Person in formal attire
Person in formal attire

On view

Photography
Princeton Collects

Person in formal attire,

1860–80

Hennah & Kent, active 1850s–1870s, Brighton, United Kingdom
2024-247

Information

Title
Person in formal attire
Dates

1860–80

Medium
Albumen print with applied coloring
Dimensions
image: 8.9 × 5.7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.) sheet: 10.5 × 6.3 cm (4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter J. Cohen
Object Number
2024-247
Place Made

Europe, England, Brighton

Inscription
Inscribed on lower bottom: Hennah & Kent | WB | Brighton on verso: Hennah & Kent, 108 Kings Road, Brighton, 22/23
Culture
British
Type
albumen prints, photographs
Materials
albumen prints, coloring
Techniques
hand coloring
Subject
men, figures (representations), tint, vernacular art, tablecloths, chairs, cartes-de-visite, studio portraits, hand coloring, top hats, portraits

Acquired by Peter J. Cohen, after 1985; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2024.

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