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Hermann Sahl

Photograph
1868 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite depicting a three-quarter length portrait of Hermann Sahl (1832-1896), the German private secretary to Queen Victoria. This photograph was probably taken at Osborne House.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHermann Sahl (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, Portrait of Hermann Sahl, albumen print, 1868.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a three-quarter length portrait of Hermann Sahl (1832-1896), the German private secretary to Queen Victoria. This photograph was probably taken at Osborne House.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 90mm
  • Image width: 54mm
  • Card height: 105mm
  • Card width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • DISDERI PHOTO (Printed on recto beneath image.)
  • Disderi / PARIS. 8 Boulevard des Italiens / LONDON. Brook Street 70, 71, 72. HANOVER SQUARE W / and for Equestrian Portraits. / Hereford Lodge, old Brompton Road. S. W. (Printed on verso as part of logo.)
  • Hermann Sahl / Osborne / 1868 (Handwritten on recto in black ink.)
  • H Sahl Esq (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.221 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.2217-2017

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Record createdAugust 18, 2017
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