Portrait of David Thomas Ansted (1814-1880) Size:XS: 40 x 30cm South Africa

South Africa

the Razor-bill or Auk

Pictured on a street corner dressed in a ragged coat and hat

Also showing a drover with livestock

The king and queen are shown in the foreground with spectators filling the aisle and main body of the abbey

Portrait of David Thomas Ansted (1814-1880) Size:XS: 40 x 30cm South AfricaFull length studio portrait of D T Ansted posed resting his left forearm on a chair and holding a top hat in his right hand. Ansted wears gloves and spectacles. Behind is a single drape or curtain. Printed below the image: 'MAULL & POLYBLANK, LONDON'. The reverse has various inscriptions. David Thomas Ansted was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1844. Original: albumen print, carte de visite. Early 1860s