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Lord Sydney

Photograph
1860s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of a man, identified as Lord Sydney.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLord Sydney (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by Disdéri & Co., Portrait of Lord Sydney, albumen print, 1860s.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of a man, identified as Lord Sydney.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 88mm
  • Image width: 52mm
  • Card height: 95mm
  • Card width: 61mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • DISDERI & Cie / PHOTOGRAPHERS de S M l'EMPEREUR / 8, Boulevard des Italiens / PARIS (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • Lord Sydney (Handwritten on verso in pencil.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
PROV.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.216 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.2218-2017

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Record createdAugust 18, 2017
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