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A portrait of 'Prince Heinirch Wilhelm Adalbert of Prussia'

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Phillpp Graff (Photographer)
Place of origin
Berlin (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Prince Heinirch Wilhelm Adalbert of Prussia', in military uniform, standing, holding a sword.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Military
Royalty
Portraits
RPS Digitisation Project New
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Prince Heinirch Wilhelm Adalbert of Prussia' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Philipp Graff, a portrait of 'Prince Heinirch Wilhelm Adalbert of Prussia', albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Prince Heinirch Wilhelm Adalbert of Prussia', in military uniform, standing, holding a sword.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Kunst & Buchhandlung / von / Eduard Quaas in Berlin. / Au den Werderschen Mühlen. / im Prachthau nachst dem Konigl. Schloss / CENTRAL DEPOT / aller Visitkarten - Portraits. / Catalog von 9000 Visitenkarten.' (Printed on a sticker on verso.)
    Translation
    'Art & Bookstore / by / Eduard Quaas in Berlin. / Au the Werderschen mills. / in the splendor next to the King Castle / CENTRAL DEPOT / all business cards - Portraits. / Catalog of 9000 business cards.'
  • 'PHILIPP GRAFF / BERLIN' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
  • 'Prin Adalbert / v. Prussia' (Handwritten in ink on verso, top.)
  • 'PHILIPP GRAFF' (Printed on verso, part of the 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.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.268 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.3999-2018

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1461215/a-portrait-of-prince-heinirch-photograph-phillpp-graff/
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