The photograph shows a seated man with his arms crossed over his chest, wearing a coat and trousers. He has a beard, mustache, and cap, against a brick and wooden background. The setting is rustic with scattered stone and brick elements.

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John Dryden

Robert Howlett (British, 1831 - 1858)

1856

Medium: albumen silver print
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions: overall: 21.2 x 16.7 cm (8 3/8 x 6 9/16 in.)
Culture: British
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line: Robert B. Menschel Fund
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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