Sixth Plate

WHERE WAS HE LOOKING? Initially I thought when I held the bottom of his sixth sized leather case (the cover is missing) that his pale eyes, filled with reflected light, saw me. Then again, was he actually concentrating on the camera and operator or was he casually dreaming of a far away place or more likely a lovely young woman? His folded arms across that narrow chest added to the drama of his resealed pose. He certainly was a handsome fellow with lovely lips that might have made Mick Jagger jealous! Subtle paint was placed on his face and hands. There are a pair of notable mold spiders, one above the subject?s head and the other on the right near the patina inside a brass mat that has ragged edges all around the scalloped shape.