Expressive Antique Chalk Portrait of Young Man with Bow Tie low relief carving General wear and some scattered

General wear and some scattered stains but overall pretty good vintage condition

which could be used as a hanger for something now

I find it quite uplifting

with some nice chippy-ness to the white at this point

Certainly a great excuse to host a French-themed dinner party

Expressive Antique Chalk Portrait of Young Man with Bow Tie low relief carving General wear and some scatteredI'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