Adolphe Meyer
Photograph
ca. 1900 (photographed)
ca. 1900 (photographed)
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Hollyer was the photographer of choice for the artistic set of the late 19th century. His Portraits of Many Persons of Note fills three volumes with nearly 200 portraits and comprises a pictorial Who's Who of late Victorian and Edwardian celebrities. Baron Adolf de Meyer was a French photographer and member of the Linked Ring, a brotherhood of photographers committed to excellence in all styles of photography which flourished between 1892 and 1909.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Platinum print |
| Brief description | Portrait of Baron Adolf de Meyer (1868-1949) Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer, Vol. 3, platinum print, ca. late 1890s |
| Physical description | Bust portrait of a mustachioed Baron Adolph de Meyer facing to the right with his chin resting on his left hand. |
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| Credit line | Given by Eleanor M. Hollyer |
| Historical context | In 1901 Meyer was made a baron by Frederick-Augustus III, King of Saxony, at the request of his cousin Edward VII. Edward VII was the godfather of Meyer's wife Olga Caracciolo |
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| Summary | Hollyer was the photographer of choice for the artistic set of the late 19th century. His Portraits of Many Persons of Note fills three volumes with nearly 200 portraits and comprises a pictorial Who's Who of late Victorian and Edwardian celebrities. Baron Adolf de Meyer was a French photographer and member of the Linked Ring, a brotherhood of photographers committed to excellence in all styles of photography which flourished between 1892 and 1909. |
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| Accession number | 7911-1938 |
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| Record created | September 14, 2004 |
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