Help bring 150 year old photo to life

[Gadget]

I think we said  mid-late 1860s, China.  He was born 1856.  I'd say he looks 10-12. maybe.

It was rural Eire Co Laois/Queens


Gadget

[Treetotal]

Wow I'm blown away you guys know your stuff. I know the date of the picture 1870 but I don't have the original. I just took a photo with my phone from my family history book.

Could you elaborate on how you know the date of the photo please, is there information with the photo and can you tell us when his Brothers were born?

Carol

[Gadget]

I've been looking through the Irish records (Queens Co in those days), Carol,  but it's too early for Civil reg and nothing in RC records, although the family were RC (from 1911 census).

[Gadget]

Lol I said earlier when he was on his death bed he had a lot of hair. I have a few photos inbetween x

Could you scan and put them up, please. Also, maybe,  any pics of his brothers.

[Treetotal]

It looks like the photo might be a copy:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=442823.msg3064887#msg3064887

Carol

[Gadget]

It looks like the photo might be a copy:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=442823.msg3064887#msg3064887

Carol

Good grief - I thought I'd seen her before 

Added - it looks as if the ears might be showing under her bonnet.

[Treetotal]

Me too...the more I looked at it, it seemed familiar. That's what made me look.
Nice Job 
Carol

[Gadget]

I've enlarged and sharpened the restore that I did 9 years ago to show the head more clearly.  I think the hair does look as if it might be behind her ears.

Gadget

(Note -this is one of my restores so would prefer it not to be used  for restoration/colouring  purposes, Thanks. The original, unrestored version is still on the board )

[Wiggy]

The lady’s dress is late 1850s-early 1860s. Photo styles were changing rapidly around this time too, especially from glass to printed on paper, so that’s why we want to see the original if possible.

Good to see others - including Gadget, Carol and Chinakay think this is a much earlier photo than 1870.    That was my impression too (see first reply on this thread.)    Very interesting.  I think she looks younger than 40s too.