Lone Horseman Under Smoky Sky, Beautiful and Evocative Antique Tintype engraved brass immeasurable

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dipped in white slip and then hand-painted

I really like the rendering of the blue orb

though the sleeves can be pushed up a bit

Lone Horseman Under Smoky Sky, Beautiful and Evocative Antique Tintype engraved brass immeasurableOne of two tintypes today purchased from a favorite dealer in Cohoes, NY and total love at first sight with this one, which the dealer referred to as "The Lone Horseman." Indeed. And while most everything feels existential to me these days, certainly this portrait of a very solitary seeming, very young (Native?) man in his hat on his horse out in the land with smoky looking sky sure does. The smoky swirls of the sky appear to be a flaw of development,