Photograph
1839
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Faded brown image of the face of Jesus Christ superimposed over the shape of an oak leaf
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Photograph by Johann Carl Enslen, 'Face of Christ superimposed over skeleton of oak leaf', photogenic drawing, salted paper print, 1839 |
| Physical description | Faded brown image of the face of Jesus Christ superimposed over the shape of an oak leaf |
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| 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. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Other number | XRP190 - RPS collection - V&A identifier |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.1661-2017 |
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| Record created | July 21, 2017 |
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