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A portrait of two boys

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of two boys, one on the right is seated with a book in his lap and the one on the left is standing with his left arm resting on the shoulder of the other boy. There is a table on the left with a book on it.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA portrait of two boys (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by V.F.W. Guttign, a portrait of two boys, albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of two boys, one on the right is seated with a book in his lap and the one on the left is standing with his left arm resting on the shoulder of the other boy. There is a table on the left with a book on it.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
'PHOT. / ARST. / V.F.W. GUTTIGH' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
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
  • NPR - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.4033-2018

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2018
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