Objects

The black and white photograph presents a studio portrait of an unknown man - possibly a relative of Magdalena Gross. It's a left profile, photographed against a plain, light background. The man has his hair combed smoothly to the right side, he is looking ahead, he has a moustache on his serious face. On the reverse, there is an elaborate advertisement of a photographic studio in Russian. The text at the top edge was written in the advertising cartouche: "Удостоен Награды и от Е.И.В. Великого Князя Михаила Николаевича | Благодарности от Е.И.В. Великого Князя Владиміра Александровича”. In the middle, there's probably the photographer's name: "?. ?????” (A. Ocup). At the very bottom, near the right edge, there is an inscription: "С. Петербург | Бассейная | [...] Литейнаго [...] 36 [?]" (the last line is missing). Next to the text, there is a floral graphic presenting flowers and fruits. Eight medals/circles contain information about the photographer's awards and distinctions by the Russian Empire. UCO