Three quarter length standing portrait of a boy, with his right arm leaning on the table and left arm holding a walking stick. His name is Pio Pietra, born on May 11th 1843 and he is the son of the engineer Carlo Prada and Giuseppina Prada. He wears a checkered jacket, bow tie and a leather belt with gold clasp. On the lower part of the image there is an ornamented background (table napkin or curtain) and a book on the table.
Heavy tarnish, altered cover glass, holes in the finishing paper
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Provenance
Title
Pio Pietra Figlio dell’ Ingegnere Carlo e di Giuseppina Prada dell’età di anni 7., e me- si 2., nato il 11. Maggio 1843.
Image description
Three quarter length standing portrait of a boy, with his right arm leaning on the table and left arm holding a walking stick. His name is Pio Pietra, born on May 11th 1843 and he is the son of the engineer Carlo Prada and Giuseppina Prada. He wears a checkered jacket, bow tie and a leather belt with gold clasp. On the lower part of the image there is an ornamented background (table napkin or curtain) and a book on the table.
Subject name
Pio Pietra
Inscription
Pio Pietra Figlio dell’ Ingegnere Carlo e di Giuseppina Prada dell’età di anni 7 e mesi 2., nato il 11 Maggio 1843.
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Housing size
Height
138 mm / 5.43 inch
Width
127 mm / 5 inch
Depth
11 mm / 0.43 inch
Window shape
Oval
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Private collection, Italy I
Description
Family 19th century daguerreotype portraits taken in Pavia - FMR
Handwritten octagonal label with handwritten notes: Pio Pietra Figlio dell’ Ingegnere Carlo e di Giuseppina Prada dell’età di anni 7 e mesi 2., nato il 11 Maggio 1843.
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