19th Century Folk Art Portrait Drawing Daguerreotype, Man with Bright Eyes illusionistic A couple of pages show

A couple of pages show staining as pictured but overall pretty good condition and the construction type paper on which they were drawn is not especially brittle

(Later there would be kewpie paper dolls

Each measures 7" x 7"

and would make a great addition to any collection of West German

19th Century Folk Art Portrait Drawing Daguerreotype, Man with Bright Eyes illusionistic A couple of pages showThis one I purchased from the same seller as the daguerreotype of the drawing of the child I just listed, and I believe they came from the same collection, this one also mid 1800s I believe. This image too is of what looks like a graphite drawn portrait in profile, here of a man perhaps in his 30s or so. There is some scratching to the plate and the outline of this gentleman's profile almost disappears, but in the right light it comes into clear view,