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The image shows a portrait of a man seated, facing slightly to the right. He has distinct facial features including pronounced cheekbones and a structured jawline, with deep-set eyes. His hair is dark and styled away from his face. He wears a military uniform with ornate details such as epaulettes, a high collar, buttons, and corded embellishments. He is holding a rolled-up document in his right hand. The background includes a draped curtain with a decorative tassel hanging down. The image is framed in an ornate, gold-colored border and set in a worn wooden case.

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Portrait of a Man

Unknown 19th Century

1850s

Medium: daguerreotype
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions: image (visible): 7 × 5.7 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.) ; mat: 8.2 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.) ; case (closed): 9.5 × 8.2 × 1.8 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 11/16 in.)
Culture: Unknown
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line: Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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