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A portrait of 'Pcss Leiningen and Pcss Christian'

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

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Pcss Leiningen and Pcss Christian', both wearing dresses with high necklines & lace collars. Both looking to left. Image within a oval frame.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Royalty
Portraits
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Pcss Leiningen and Pcss Christian' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Wothlytype, a portrait of 'Pcss Leiningen and Pcss Christian', albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Pcss Leiningen and Pcss Christian', both wearing dresses with high necklines & lace collars. Both looking to left. Image within a oval frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PATENTEES AND SOLE PROPRIETORS / OF / WOTHLYTYPE / By Royal / Letters Patent / 213, REGENT STREET. / LONDON / UNITED ASSOCIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED. (Printed on verso.)
  • 'WORTHYTYPE / 213, REGENT ST.' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
  • 'Pcss Leiningen / Pcss Christian' (Handwritten in pencil on recto, below the image.)
  • 'R. F. 16' (Handwritten in ink on verso, following the printed 'No.'.)
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.
Object history
Marie of Baden, Princess of Leiningen (1834-1899) on the left and Princess Helena, consort of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1846-1923) on the right
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.557 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4967-2018

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Record createdOctober 17, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1462912/a-portrait-of-pcss-leiningen-photograph-wothlytype/
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