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Maximilian I of Mexico

Photograph
c. 1865 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of Archduke Maximilian (1832-1867), the younger brother of Austrian emperor Francis Joseph I, who declared himself Emperor of Mexico in 1864.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMaximilian I of Mexico (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by Robert Jefferson Bingham, Portrait of Maximilian I of Mexico, albumen print, c. 1865.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of Archduke Maximilian (1832-1867), the younger brother of Austrian emperor Francis Joseph I, who declared himself Emperor of Mexico in 1864.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 87mm
  • Image width: 57mm
  • Card height: 104mm
  • Card width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Bingham Phot. 58, rue de Larochefoucauld S. A. L. L'ARCHIDUC MAXIMILIEN Déposé Registered (Printed on recto, beneath image.)
  • Prince Maximilien (Handwritten on verso in ink.)
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.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.166 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.2032-2017

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Record createdAugust 7, 2017
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