Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs manners so I haven't touched it

so I haven't touched it

bringing total joy at their singular existence

with arrows tipped in what look like hearts held in one talon

The watercolored rounds representing progressively diminished color intensities are paper cutouts

And I just implored with all my heart that you take pity on my soul

Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs manners so I haven't touched itThese, like the charcoal portrait also listed, combine photographic portraits with hand done (painted) enhancements there are lots of examples of these out there, but this couple struck me as especially striking. It is in part the black black of the black ink and its bleeding along the bottom edge that does it for me, and then also the very fine detailing of his reddish beard and hair, and her black hair (and blue eyes, too) every strand of hair