Ripped photo, can it be repaired?

[Carole A]

This is my children’s 2x great grandfather, who lost an eye in India 1886. He was a Chelsea pensioner. Is it possible to repair the rip?

[japeflakes]

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[japeflakes]

Or if only....

[Carole A]

Wow, that’s fantastic, thank you! I’d had a go and could do his cap but the face had eluded me. Deeply appreciate what you’ve done.

[McGroger]

Carole, in cropping your photo, for printing purposes I've made the dimensions about 12x10. Anyway, here's my try. 
Peter

[RJ137]

My Try

[Rena]

I just had to stop and say what a lovely photo this is.  The face and the eyes say it all.  I would have loved to have met such a jovial and kindly man.

P.S.  The restores are lovely too :-)

[Cas (stallc)]

I just had to stop and say what a lovely photo this is.  The face and the eyes say it all.  I would have loved to have met such a jovial and kindly man.

P.S.  The restores are lovely too :-)

I would very much agree with you Rena.

The restores are lovely and very good. He has a kindly face & eye/s. I was very impressed by Japeflakes restoring his eye - the family can see what he looked like prior to the loss.

Cas

[Carole A]

Thank you all for those comments about the photo, it really is a special one and so good to have been restored. On the back it says that the photographer had told him to think about having a ‘jar of Tetley’s [beer]’ in order to smile but that he didn’t get one!