Man with Cigar and Rubber Boots (and Hand in Pocket and Lonely Column), 19th Century Half Plate Tintype american make do Reverse painted on glass (I

Reverse painted on glass (I believe etched in black first

What a pair these two make

Group of 12

it doesn't really look as if the ever had one

matte surfaces

Man with Cigar and Rubber Boots (and Hand in Pocket and Lonely Column), 19th Century Half Plate Tintype american make do Reverse painted on glass (II like an antique tintype portrait that feels maybe occupational but if so that occupation if rather elusive. Maybe it was just raining and this guy didn't want to let go of his boots. Or put out his cigar, either! I like the way he holds them loosely at his side, one finger looped through the top of each, his other hand in his pocket. Some swagger to the way he holds himself, while also looking a bit cross eyed too. And then a partial view of this