Antique (c. 1860s-70s) Carte de Visite of Hand-drawn Portrait architecture book and then the caliper pulls

and then the caliper pulls out to measure 2 inches

Probably a school project

9/16" across at hanging end

really--that show lots of time and effort invested

Antique (c. 1860s-70s) Carte de Visite of Hand-drawn Portrait architecture book and then the caliper pullsI'm always looking for daguerreotypes of drawings or paintings, but hadn't thought to look for CDV's of the same until coming across this one while digging through a box of old photos and ephemera in Maine this week. It looks to me that the portrait photographed was done in charcoal, with particular attention paid to the subject's earrings and brooch. Certainly it was drawn by an academically trained artist, and I would guess a known and notable one.