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Description: | 1/2 length vignette studio portrait of a seated middle aged man. He has thinning hair with side whiskers. He is wearing a morning suit with a stand collar and a cravat tied in a loose bow. He has a pin through the buttonhole of his waistcoat and a pair of spectacles in his right hand which are attached to a ribbon around his neck. His right arm is resting on the side of a table. Plain studio backdrop.
Inscribed on reverse in pen 'John Gairdner / married 1817 / born 1790 / died 1876.'
Technique: vignette
Material: cardboard
Material: paper | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.45300 | Go to resource |
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