#john laurie wallace

Thomas Eakins making an appearance in his own photograph (the clothed figure on the left), with an unknown model, and J. Laurie Wallace, 1883. Wallace can be seen in another shot on this same wooden platform.

Photographed by Thomas Eakins circa 1883, this may or may not be from the same set as the other male nudes by the shoreline, as the boat so prominent in those shots is absent here, and the water much less still.
As something of a beachcomber myself, I cannot help but wonder what intriguing thing the man on the right (John Laurie Wallace) has found washed up by the waves!

Despite being of poor quality, this is nevertheless an interesting addition to the collection, a third shot from the waterside showing Thomas Eakins and John Laurie Wallace, in 1883. The others may be seen hereandhere.

Thomas Eakins and John Laurie Wallace pose nude by the shoreline circa 1883 - a lovely and much less often-seen shot to go with the more widely circulated rear view of the same two men,

Thomas Eakins (left) and John Laurie Wallace, 1883. Pleasantly ordinary-looking gentlemen, both - not perfect boyish youth or highly developed athletic bodies, just average chaps looking very natural and relaxed in front of the camera.

J. Laurie Wallace (right) and an unidentified model, posing for Thomas Eakins in 1883 - another reference photograph taken the same day can be seen here.