Half length portrait of a middle-aged man. He has dishevelled hair and grey sideburns. He wears a dark jacket, dark waistcoat, white shirt and white cravat. Hand coloured.

Arch of Titus, interior, Basso Relievo no. 2. The Jewish sacred candlestick.

Two daguerreotypes within a single case, married couple Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baigent. This entry is about the right hand plate: Richard Baigent, born in Portsea, Hampshire, England on 17 Jan 1800 to Richard Baigent and Mary Pain. Richard married Louisa Croome and had 8 children. He passed away on 24 Mar 1881 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. (source http://records.ancestry.co.uk/richard_baigent_records.ashx?pid=127989486 )

Herve was also a miniature painter and silhouette artist

Three quarter length portrait of a seated man. Facing front, but looking to his right. A book in his right hand in an interior setting with clouds on the left. Hand coloured with gold highlights. He sits with one hand rested on his knee whilst the other rests on an armrest holding a book. A curtain on the right side falls behind his head. He is well dressed and wears a necktie.