And, yes, his hair is sticking straight up. I imagine he had just come off a temper tantrum. I mean, god, does he look surly. The sixth plate dag is a great character portrait of a boy from any era. The image is resealed, but it was impossible to hide all the little mat marks. There is a fair bit of daguerreian frosting in the darkest darks, but it serves to make him jump out at you even more.




