Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs manners with arrows tipped in what

with arrows tipped in what look like hearts held in one talon

including cross shading

Outside box measures 10"l x7"d x4"t

married anatomist Thomas Dwight

to be held up and danced on a platform

Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs manners with arrows tipped in whatThese, like the charcoal portrait also listed, combine photographic portraits with hand done (painted) enhancements there are lots of examples of these out there, but this couple struck me as especially striking. It is in part the black black of the black ink and its bleeding along the bottom edge that does it for me, and then also the very fine detailing of his reddish beard and hair, and her black hair (and blue eyes, too) every strand of hair