Young man on steps

Descriptive title

P388.5

Accession number: 2002.14

1 photograph : cyanotype ; 17 x 15 cm

[probably 1890 - 1910]

[Grimmer, R.]

Photograph depicts a young man sitting on concrete steps, wearing a suit and cap and looking away from the camera. The composition appears deliberate, with an off-centre placement of the subject and range of well-placed lines and tonal shapes.

The photograph is mounted on board, with an inscription hand-written in pencil on the lower right of the mount: "yours respectfully/ R. Grimmer."

The inscription on the back, handwritten in pencil at the top, reads: "This is only an ametar [amateur]"