Expressive Antique Chalk Portrait of Young Man with Bow Tie nude carving On more old metal thing

On more old metal thing from the flea market this weekend

and is big enough to hold a fair stash of something precious

) Down the front/toe of the boot the pins punctuate embroidered laces

14 1/8" l x 7 1/2" d x 7 3/4" t

Expressive Antique Chalk Portrait of Young Man with Bow Tie nude carving On more old metal thingI'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