Moody c. 1840s Sixth Plate Daguerreotype of Beautiful Young Man (Occupational?) vintage naive drawing I assume in the 1970s

I assume in the 1970s or so

lending a sense of hope and temporarily to her grieving

The drawings are numbered on their backsides

were often made as love tokens to be gifted upon return

Moody c. 1840s Sixth Plate Daguerreotype of Beautiful Young Man (Occupational?) vintage naive drawing I assume in the 1970sThis one I purchased for what I see as its sheer beauty and wonderful moodinessand for how much this young man looks like a character out of Dickens or the like, with a whole drama swirling around him. I purchased him from an expert in the history of costume, and trust her dating of this to the 1840s. I assume his coat, draped around him almost like a sweater (and really a bit like a straight jacket, his hands hidden) is a work coat, protecting