Expressive Antique Chalk Portrait of Young Man with Bow Tie seashell painting this week in New Hampshire—clearly

this week in New Hampshire—clearly pro-actively collected by someone over a good number of years

sandwiched between glass front and cardboard back with black taped edges (original)

All the better is that it be painted (in oil) on an old chamfered wood panel

or of course it could also be incorporated into game night

A very nice example

Expressive Antique Chalk Portrait of Young Man with Bow Tie seashell painting this week in New Hampshire—clearlyI'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