HE WAS COPIED! I suspected as much even when I was viewing the chap through atrociously filthy glass! The sixth plate still has good depth and adequate contrast. The original must have been tack sharp on the gent’s well-defined face. He remains in the bottom of a leather case with a diamond design in the center surrounded by curlicues. The subject’s face was lightly tinted. Oxidation follows the octagonal opening of the mat.
