Original and very sharp WW1 era studio portrait of smartly-dressed mature man, facing the camera confidently, fashionable gentleman wearing a Homburg hat, tweed suit and collar and tie, the fashion for collars became more narrow during World War 1 - dated June 2 1917 on the reverse, Bexhill-on-Sea, near Hastings and Eastbourne, Sussex,
The Homburg hat was made popular in the UK by Edward VII after he visited Bad Homburg in Hesse, Germany, and returned with a hat of this type.
Size: 3355px × 4524px
Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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