Existential Feeling Tintype Portrait of a Wide Eyed Baby with Half Hidden Mother early stone fruit original frame with original glass

original frame with original glass

To me it's the crooked neck that really makes it--none too common to find in such a pronounced way

especially for fashion magazines

At first I wondered if actually a man at all

Quite a radiant small painting

Existential Feeling Tintype Portrait of a Wide Eyed Baby with Half Hidden Mother early stone fruit original frame with original glassI really really love the expression on the face of this baby looking as though all at once confronting the world as a whole and the question of life's meaning facing the void! An intense, wide eyed stare that feels completely true and all encompassing. And then mother, at left, in partial view, looking somewhat solicitous but no great help! 3 1 4" x 2 3 8" and in good antique condition, irregular left edge and clipped left bottom corner.