1/6th plate tintype. Private Collection
1/6th plate tintype of a well dressed blonde boy with the stern expression. The contrast between the light and dark gives it a haunting, surreal quality.
Having your picture taken was an event, and the pose gives this child an expression of gravity well beyond his years. It wasn’t uncommon for children to pose like mini adults. This is a great example of the practice. A beautiful tintype.
Artistic portrait. 1/6th plate Tintype. Private Collection.
Around the 1880s some tintype photographers became more artistic with poses, and the backgrounds could be busy with many artifacts like tree branches made to look like trees or fences, etc…and in this case, reed.
French unknown sitter. Private Collection.
2.5″ x 4″. Bottom was clipped off.
A clean cut young man from the South of France. He reminds me of “Bosie”, Oscar Wilde’s companion.
Photographer: Albert Langloir. Rue de la Republique. Marseille.
An English boy. Private Collection.
2.5″ x 4″
A, no doubt, well-to-do little English gentleman with the short bowler hat and gloves, and a great pose.
Photographer: Blake & Edgar. 74 Midland Road. Bedford, UK.
Bowlers And High Collars 