Carte de visite albumen portrait of Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, photographed by Hankel, 100 Nassau Street, New York. The image shows the noted British painter seated in profile, dressed in formal attire and posed in a studio setting typical of the 1860s–1870s period.

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802–1873) was one of the most celebrated animal painters of the Victorian era and the sculptor of the famous lion figures at the base of Nelson’s Column in London’s Trafalgar Square. His work was widely reproduced and admired on both sides of the Atlantic.

Photographer’s imprint on mount: “Hankel, 100 Nassau St., New York.”