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A portrait of 'v Blumenthal'

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite portrait of Karl Konstantion Albrecht Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal (1810-1900), Prussian Field Marshal. He is wearing a military uniform with his right hand in his jacket. Three quarter portrait.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA portrait of 'v Blumenthal' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by F. Jamrath & Son, a portrait of 'v Blumenthal', albumen print, ca.1860s.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite portrait of Karl Konstantion Albrecht Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal (1810-1900), Prussian Field Marshal. He is wearing a military uniform with his right hand in his jacket. Three quarter portrait.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'F. JAMRATH & SOHN / Hofphotographen / Sr. Majestät des Kaisers und Königs / und / Jhrere Majestat der Kaiserin und Konigin / BERLIN / 20 Tauben-Strasse 20 / Zweites Haus von der Markgrafenstes' (Printed on verso, as part of a logo.)
    Translation
    'F. JAMRATH & SON / Court Photographers / His Majesty the Emperor and King's / and / Her Majesty the Empress and Queen / BERLIN / 20 Pigeon Street 20 / Second House of the Margrave's'
  • 'v Blumenthal' (Handwritten in ink 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
  • RPS.W.319 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.4361-2018

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Record createdOctober 2, 2018
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