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A portrait of a woman 'Mary Unuison'

Photograph
1874 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Hugo Thiele (Photographer)
Place of origin
Dresden (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a woman 'Mary Unuison' leaning on the back of a chair with her left hand under her chin.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Portraits
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of a woman 'Mary Unuison' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Hugo Thiele, a portrait of a woman 'Mary Unuison', albumen print, 1874
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a woman 'Mary Unuison' leaning on the back of a chair with her left hand under her chin.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HUGO THIELE / HOFPHOTOGRAPH / Ihrer Königl Hoheit der Prinzessin Amalie / Herzogin vin Sachsen / ATELIER'S: / DRESDEN, / Prager Strasse 31. / TEPLITZ, / Schonau sur Harfe' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
    Translation
    'HUGO THIELE / HOFPHOTOGRAPH / Her Royal Highness Princess Amalie / Duchess of Saxony / ATELIER'S: / DRESDEN, / Prager Strasse 31. / TEPLITZ, / Schonau sur Harfe'
  • 'HUGO THIELE / HOFPHOTOGRAPH.' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
  • 'Mary Unuison / 1874' (Handwritten in ink on verso.)
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
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4558-2018

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Record createdOctober 9, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1462291/a-portrait-of-a-woman-photograph-hugo-thiele/
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