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Portrait of Louis Napoleon (1856-1879) Prince Imperial, from the Royal Military Academy

Photograph
c. 1880 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite depicting a three-quarter length portrait of Louis Napoleon (1856-1879) Prince Imperial, son of Emperor Napoleon III of France from the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of Louis Napoleon (1856-1879) Prince Imperial, from the Royal Military Academy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by William Cobb, Portrait of Louis Napoleon (1856-1879) Prince Imperial, son of Emperor Napoleon III of France from the Royal Military Academy, albumen print, c. 1880.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a three-quarter length portrait of Louis Napoleon (1856-1879) Prince Imperial, son of Emperor Napoleon III of France from the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 90mm
  • Image width: 58mm
  • Card height: 102mm
  • Card width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • WILLIAM COBB WOOLWICH (Printed on recto, beneath image.)
  • BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO / ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY / AND TO / S.A.I. MONSEIGNEUR LE PRINCE IMPERIAL / WILLIAM COBB / 77 & 78 Wellington Street / WOOLWICH (Printed on verso as part of logo.)
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.610 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.2154-2017

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Record createdAugust 15, 2017
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