Expressive Antique Chalk Portrait of Young Man with Bow Tie low relief carving brush side up

brush side up

with some nice chippy-ness to the white at this point

for securing it to the wall

and here a great decorative transfer border on the interior rim as well

There are a few small tears in the paper and a bit of wear along the edges

Expressive Antique Chalk Portrait of Young Man with Bow Tie low relief carving brush side upI've become more and more interested in the history of portraiture and the manners in which changing technologies broadened access to having portraits made of oneself, and shaped the manner of representation. And also in how we have always wanted to enhance images of ourselves! The first charcoal portraits date to the 1860s, and became increasingly popular in the later 1800s photo portraits printed on paper and enhanced with charcoal drawing. This one