Studio portrait of a man in pinstripe suit and pince-nez – Vintage Photo Print
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Description
A window into the past: Studio portrait of a man in pinstripe suit and pince-nez, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Studio portrait of a man in pinstripe suit and pince-nez
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The pince-nez is the detail that sets this portrait apart: the sitter wears clip-on spectacles with no temple arms, a style that was fashionable among professional and well-to-do men in the early twentieth century. The gallery files the picture under Franklin D. Roosevelt, but the record does not name the sitter, so that attribution rests on the filing rather than on a caption. The pinstripe suit and formal studio setting point to the conventions of portrait photography of that era, when a sitter in dark business dress was meant to project dignity and seriousness. Viewers comparing it with other images of Roosevelt should look closely at the eyewear and the studio backdrop.
| Original scan | 8,148 × 10,237 px · prints to 27 × 34 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 17355a harris and ewing |
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