Antique CDV 1860s Elderly Gentleman Frock Coat Balustrade Column Portrait

Antique CDV 1860s Elderly Gentleman Frock Coat Balustrade Column Portrait

This antique CDV captures a dignified elderly gentleman posed with formal elegance. He stands tall, dressed in a sharp frock coat that exemplifies the refined sartorial standards of the era.

The composition centers the subject beside an ornate balustrade and a classical column, a popular studio backdrop choice during the 1860s. This portrait offers a window into mid-nineteenth-century portraiture, perfect for collectors of Victorian-era social history.

A quintessential study of an 1860s gentleman in his frock coat.