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Gelatin silver glass plate negative - Portrait of an unidentified man playing chess, painting by Charles Gill, 1905, copied for Mr. St. Pierre in 1920 | McCord Museum
Portrait d'un inconnu jouant aux échecs, peinture de Charles Gill, 1905, copie réalisée pour M. St. Pierre en 1920
Portrait d'un inconnu jouant aux échecs, peinture de Charles Gill, 1905, copie réalisée pour M. St. Pierre en 1920

Gelatin silver glass plate negative

Portrait of an unidentified man playing chess, painting by Charles Gill, 1905, copied for Mr. St. Pierre in 1920
Photography studio (1919-1954)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date 1920
Medium / Technique Silver salts on glass
Gelatin dry plate process
Dimensions20.2 x 25.3 cm
Origin Canada
Object NumberVIEW-19225
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by Maclean’s magazine, the Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation and Empire-Universal Films Ltd.

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