Richard Foord and mother or wife?

[annmck]

From out of left field…

I see a strong resemblance between the younger and the older woman, which makes me wonder if the latter could be his mother-in-law.
That could account for the wife appearing to be older in what seems to be a later period, second photo!

[David Nicoll]

  @Gadget,

   Thanks, glad I am not the only one who thinks he is in his 20’s.

   @David, one question has it been digitally enhanced? His suit looks very shiny, I’m sure that must tell us something.

   Also one interesting thing, he may have been left handed, his fob watch appears to be in his left pocket.

   Whoever she is I think she must be his mother, the pose would be very strange otherwise. 21st birthday or engagement?

[Gadget]

Ah - could it be a reverse image?

The early images were  usually Daguerreotypes - See for example

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguerreotype

https://www.loc.gov/collections/daguerreotypes/articles-and-essays/the-daguerreotype-medium/

Gadget

[Gadget]

Looking at it again, after you mentioning his suit, I see it as a combined photo. One pic is the lady and the other is Richard. This could  then be put together and printed as a new image.  I've seen quite a few of these 19 c prints.

I used to use this technique either as a collage technique with partial negatives or by exposing multiple different negs, etc.

Gadget 

[Gadget]

As I look more closely, I think that there is something very strange/wrong about this photograph

For example, the head, hair and beard in this snip

I'll draw Jim's attention to this thread.

[David Boulding]

I'll sort out a photo of Richard as an old man. He looks the same with the same beard etc

[David Boulding]

I should add I squeezed the old photo through AI to sharpen it. So, yes, it's been enhanced

[David Nicoll]

David,

   Hi, well that’s not the same man. Nose is completely different.
   Might be son, similar face, nose more like Richard’s wife?
   Do you have the original, it may be easier to pick up some important details.

David

[Gadget]

There are similarities but something strange has been done to the younger's face. Has it been stretched to fit over another face or what has happened?

I don't think they are the same man.