Serious Young Man: Sixth Plate Cased Daguerreotype of Boy with Books valenti enamel canisters Beautifully made

Beautifully made

with a little paint loss here and there

and holes in the corner for hanging

and I particularly love his small-scale oils on cardboard

Tearing to the backing sheet as obvious but drawing itself in very good

Serious Young Man: Sixth Plate Cased Daguerreotype of Boy with Books valenti enamel canisters Beautifully madeI immediately fell in love with the seriousness of expression on this young man's face, which I read not as discontentment, but rather as great focus and ambition; really he looks to me as if preparing to rule the world! I am guessing the two books at right are most likely the bible printed in two volumes, so perhaps it is the fear of god rather than ambition that drives him and makes him look so sober! Whatever the case, perhaps the perfect gift for