Color reproduction of an oil portrait of a young man with dark curly hair, wearing a black coat, white shirt and black cravat, seated against a dark green-brown background with a red upholstered chair visible at the right. The lower portion of the card is a blank white band.
Wide blank white border along the bottom edge; no printed caption or text on the front.
No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back card printed 'THIS SIDE FOR CORRESPONDENCE' / 'THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS'. Imprint identifies the portrait as John Howard Payne, reproduced by Metropolitan Engravers, Los Angeles. Dealer/collector pencil mark '#59' and '1-' at lower right. Light surface soiling; no postmark to date the card.
Cite this card
John Howard Payne, author of 'Home Sweet Home,' portrait by C. G. Thompson, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/john-howard-payne-author-of-home-sweet-home-portrait-by-c-g. Accessed October 5, 2026.
