6. The Photographer

I’m back in the studio! I have a small collection of photographs by A.Jonason of Sweden. The collection is covered in delicate mottling, but I don’t mind!

Description:

Subject(s): Unknown

Subject Description: Woman in a high necked dark dress with a small frill to the top of the collar.

Backdrop: Simple

Mount: Neutral pink card

Frame: Rectangular image with no decorative border

Size: 2.5” x 4.2”

Photographers Font: A.Jonason, Kgl Hoffotograf, Göteborg

Photographers full name: Aron Jonason

Photographer Info: Possibly the well known photographer Aron Jonason of 55 Kungsgatan, Stockholm, Sweden. The writing below the photographers address ‘Filial I Marstrand’ translates to ‘Branch in Marstrand’. Marstrand is a costal town situated in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.

REF: Wikipedia (2020) ’Aron Jonason’ [Online] https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Jonason (Validated by Google Map Search)

Photograph No.: -

Corners: Rounded - mostly intact

Condition: Good condition but does have slight mottling to the image

Date: All these details suggest the image is circa 1870-1880

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