Robert Gant’s 1889 portrait of Charles Blackburn reflects the photographer's interest in classical statuary and the codes of male friendship in ancient Greece and Rome.
Print the full story
Using this item
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference:
PA1-q-962-43-1
by Robert Gant
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
Add new comment