Portrait of Henry Hart Milman

Carte-de-visite, photographic portrait of the English historian, poet, and ecclesiastic Henry Hart Milman (Dean of St Paul's Cathedral) sitting on a chair, holding a cane which rests on the floor; a top hat sits upon a large book resting on a table; a chair to the right with another large book resting on it; a painted backdrop of the London skyline is on the wall; produced at the studio of the famed Victorian theatrical photographer Adolphe Beau, after Camille Silvy. Photographic backmark of Adolphe Beau's atelier printed on the reverse. 'Dean Millman' [Milman] is handwritten at the top.