19th Century Folk Art Portrait Drawing Daguerreotype, Man with Bright Eyes illusionistic I have seen a very

I have seen a very very close match (same overall design

as well as a notable blow to the back of his head

with the eyes full of wonder and curiosity of the children of the past

and over some 40 years collaborated on hundreds of pieces with poets and writers

(Later there would be kewpie paper dolls

19th Century Folk Art Portrait Drawing Daguerreotype, Man with Bright Eyes illusionistic I have seen a veryThis one I purchased from the same seller as the daguerreotype of the drawing of the child I just listed, and I believe they came from the same collection, this one also mid 1800s I believe. This image too is of what looks like a graphite drawn portrait in profile, here of a man perhaps in his 30s or so. There is some scratching to the plate and the outline of this gentleman's profile almost disappears, but in the right light it comes into clear view,