1863 photograph of Lewis Carroll by Oscar G. Rejlander. The image is a black-and-white portrait showing Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, dressed formally in a dark suit with a white bow tie. He has wavy, neatly styled hair and a calm, contemplative expression. His gaze is directed slightly downward and to the side. He is holding an object, possibly a jar or small container, wrapped in a cloth, adding a slightly mysterious element to the composition.
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