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A portrait of a man in military uniform

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite portrait of a man wearing military uniform. He is holding a stick in his right hand and a glove and hat in his left.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA portrait of a man in military uniform (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by B. Kisch, a portrait of a man in military uniform, albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite portrait of a man wearing military uniform. He is holding a stick in his right hand and a glove and hat in his left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FROM THE STUDIO / OF / B. Kisch / PHOTOGRAPHER / & / ARTIST / DURBAN / NATAL' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • 'B. KISCH / DURBAN, NATAL.' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
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.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.635 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.4388-2018

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Record createdOctober 3, 2018
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