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Types Algeriens

Photograph
c 1860s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite portrait of the head and shoulders of a man, wearing a hat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTypes Algeriens (published title)
Materials and techniques
Carte-de-visite albumen print photograph.
Brief description
Carte-de-visite photograph by Claude-Joseph Portier depicting a portrait of a man. Taken in Algiers, Algeria in the late 19th century.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite portrait of the head and shoulders of a man, wearing a hat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 64mm
Object history
Claude-Joseph Portier was a photographer based in Algeria in the 1860s, and had a studio located in Algiers where he photographed the views of the city as well as its inhabitants.
Association
Collection
Accession number
E.1183-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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