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Robert Howlett
Portrait Of A Gentleman On The Construction Site1857

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a man in a top hat and dark coat standing before a large rope-wound industrial drum, with four workers visible behind him
Artist or Maker
Robert Howlett
Title
Portrait Of A Gentleman On The Construction Site
Place Made
England
Date Made
1857
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (23.81 × 19.05 cm) Primary support: 9 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (23.81 × 19.05 cm) Secondary support: 18 × 13 in. (45.72 × 33.02 cm) Mat: 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.64 × 40.48 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1072
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography