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Portrait of a Man

Photograph
late 19th century (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of a man standing, resting his right hand on a table.. It is mounted on a piece of card. RPS.1863:1-2017 is mounted on the recto of this card.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of a Man (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted onto card.
Brief description
Photograph by an unknown photographer, Portrait of a Man, albumen print, late 19th century.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of a man standing, resting his right hand on a table.. It is mounted on a piece of card. RPS.1863:1-2017 is mounted on the recto of this card.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 88mm
  • Image width: 54mm
  • Card height: 103mm
  • Card width: 63mm
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.
Object history
This object contains RPS.1863:1-2017 and RPS.1863:2-2017.
Associated object
PROV.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other number
XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1863:2-2017

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Record createdJuly 31, 2017
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