Young Man with Setter and Safety Bicycle, Ultra Sharp Paper Print from Glass Plate Negative c. 1900 tintype or animal of any sort

or animal of any sort really

which embody both the great aspirations of their maker and the impossibility of exactitude when doing things by hand

which I love in the same way I love an antique boot shaped snuff box

and its Mondrian-esque primary color scheme

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Young Man with Setter and Safety Bicycle, Ultra Sharp Paper Print from Glass Plate Negative c. 1900 tintype or animal of any sortAn ultra sharp and striking antique paper print photograph, with fantastic tonal richness delivering this beautiful spaniel and contemplative (perhaps a bit melancholic) looking young man and his bike all pointing perfectly in the same direction, as if preparing to ride forward in unison. And with the architectural detail below the seat of the bench in harmony too, looking like a wave and also like a handlebar! And with a really beautiful play of