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A portrait of 'Genl. Steinmetz'

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
F. Jamrath & Son (Photographer)
Place of origin
Berlin (photographed)

Carte-de-visite portrait of 'Genl. Steinmetz'. Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz wearing military uniform, front on profile from the waist up.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Military
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Genl. Steinmetz' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by F. Jamrath & Son, a portrait of 'Genl. Steinmetz', albumen print, ca.1860s.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite portrait of 'Genl. Steinmetz'. Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz wearing military uniform, front on profile from the waist up.
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'
  • 'Stienmetz' (Handwritten in pencil on verso, top of card.)
  • 'F. JAMRATH & SOHN' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
  • 'Genl Steinmetz' (Handwritten in pencil on verso, bottom of card.)
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.318 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4366-2018

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Record createdOctober 2, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1461930/a-portrait-of-genl-steinmetz-photograph-f-jamrath/
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