Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs manners married anatomist Thomas Dwight

married anatomist Thomas Dwight

with arrows tipped in what look like hearts held in one talon

bringing total joy at their singular existence

The watercolored rounds representing progressively diminished color intensities are paper cutouts

Miss Fanton remained in Danbury until her death on August 30

Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs manners married anatomist Thomas DwightThese, like the charcoal portrait also listed, combine photographic portraits with hand done (painted) enhancements there are lots of examples of these out there, but this couple struck me as especially striking. It is in part the black black of the black ink and its bleeding along the bottom edge that does it for me, and then also the very fine detailing of his reddish beard and hair, and her black hair (and blue eyes, too) every strand of hair