antique charcoal portrait drawing

Does anyone know who this is ? Or is it just someone's family portrait ?

Has a signature or something on his collar .

Thank You

 

Just someone's family portrait the vast majority of the time. Don't see anything to suggest otherwise, unfortunately.

 

Okay Thank You, I had that feeling

 

Love his stache though !

 

And it’s not a charcoal drawing, it’s a “solar enlargement” of a photograph.

 

it's charcoal, I used a damp paper towel and the color came off easy

 

Likely it is charcoal, but it's not really a drawing, it is, as Anundverkaufen said, a solar enlargement photograph, they're heavily touched up with charcoal or some other medium - sometimes called a 'crayon portrait'.

~Cheryl

 

I keep meaning to post this article on solar enlargements. It explains the process and the "touch ups" simply and clearly -- and it's a pretty quick read.

http://resources.conservation-us.org/pmgtopics/2005-volume-eleven/11_14_Whitman.pdf

 

Okay Great, Thank You