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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

Robert Howlett, Portrait Of A Gentleman On The Construction Site, 1857, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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