) I love it too for how highly rolled up his breeches are--really quite the short shorts
As one slide (in my listed "Set 2") reads: "It hardly seems fair to start people on a lifetime of glasses if their sight can be corrected by orthoptic training
The painting is not in perfect condition--there is some toning/staining at the corners
A few at the beginning of photos
I think it's a pretty striking object to have around
On the Path, Forever Elusive, Liminal Feeling Antique Sepia Paper Print whimsy with moving parts ) I love it tooA dream of a photo to my eye, super atmospheric and with this woman on her path lingering forever just beyond focus, in the realm of the unknowable. And the whole image enhanced by the sepia tonality, which makes time of day, season, etc. feel elusive hovers like a portrait of liminality itself. 4 1 8" x 3 1 16". Good condition, c. 1900 I believe, mounted to black paper.