John Patrick (1830-1923). "T. Carlyle 1874"

Carbon print portrait, cabinet size (16.5 x 10.5 cm, titled in the negative, mounted on orig. board with blindstamped name and address (Edinburg) of the photographer below the image.

Sm. tear in right margin and a few folds, a few superficial spots. Rare original photographic portrait of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and mathematician and one of the most important social commentators of his time. The Scottish National Gallery preserves a larger sized copy. Cf. the article The Patrick Photographs of Carlyle by Ian Campbell, pp. 22-25 in: Carlyle newsletter, No. 9, Spring 1988.