[W&B] Photo Identification Help

[Rob McElroy]

Ben,

I agree with the majority here, that there are more dissimilarities than 
similarities.  Even taking into account the man aging 15-20 years 
between the time of the photo, to the time of the engraving, and 
understanding the fact that engravers often took extreme creative 
license in their work, I still can't make a convincing argument for this 
being the same guy.  The biggest discrepancy I see - is the distance 
from the bridge of his nose where his glasses sit, to the tip of his 
nose. The distance on the engraving is much shorter, and if the photo 
was enlarged a bit to be a perfect head-size match with the engraving, 
the discrepancy would be even larger.

I'm guessing you know the identity of the engraving but not the photo.  
Is that right?    I have a collection of 19th century images in my study 
collection which show various images of the same person and how they 
looked and aged over time.  It's quite interesting how different the 
same person can look with just the change of lighting, facial 
expression, or even between different photographic processes 
(daguerreotype vs ambrotype vs tintype vs cdv).

Don't keep us in suspense too long.

Cheers,
Rob McElroy
Buffalo, NY


Benjamin Ehrman wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I have something that might be a bit of fun.  The link below has two images
> side-by-side.  One is an engraving and the other is an actual photograph.
>
> Same person?
>
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/woodcameras/SamePerson.jpg
>
> All opinions appreciated.  
>
> Oh...and I'm not telling anyone what I think or who
> it may be until we get some opinions posted.
>
> -Ben
>
>
>