Handsome Man with Mustache, Bowler, and Unbuttoned Buttons, Antique Tintype Javanese mask with some truly gorgeous areas

with some truly gorgeous areas of detail that one might do all sorts of things with

here completed facing due east

published in 1899

I love her narrow hips in relation to her broad shoulders

with tapering handles of varying lengths

Handsome Man with Mustache, Bowler, and Unbuttoned Buttons, Antique Tintype Javanese mask with some truly gorgeous areasJust a terrific portrait I think. Very handsome and appearing very at ease, including for the gape between the unbuttoned buttons on his vest. (Looks as if he might reach inside and pull out four Aces! ) I also really like the effect of the slightly wavering arches above and below framing him, as if he were being viewed through a makeshift scope. The fabric draped over the arm of the chair lends a sort of grandmotherly sweetness, too. 3 1 2" x 2 1 2".