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Thomas F. Byrnes (1842-1910)
Rogues Gallery, State of New York
1891 (ca)
Wooden cabinet
75.2 x 58.2 x 26 cm
The Romantic Agony Book & Print Auctions
Auction 19 June 2015, Lot: 122
LL/60218
Conceived as a large album of wooden pages, the door is ornate with a New York vernacular oil painting, an exotic Jack the Ripper leaving a male victim. It opens on 10 hinged panels, bearing each 25 locations for cdv mugshots.
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