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A portrait of 'Clothilde of Coburg, Archduchess Joseph of Austria'

Photograph
1975 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Le Jeune (photographer)
Place of origin
Paris (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Clothilde of Coburg, Archduchess Joseph of Austria' looking slightly to the left. Head and shoulders portrait.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Royalty
Portraits
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Clothilde of Coburg, Archduchess Joseph of Austria' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Le Jeune, a portrait of 'Clothilde of Coburg, Archduchess Joseph of Austria', albumen print, ca. 1975
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Clothilde of Coburg, Archduchess Joseph of Austria' looking slightly to the left. Head and shoulders portrait.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105mm
  • Width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'LE JEUNE / PHOTOGRAPHE BREVETE / DE S.A. LE PRINCE IMPERIAL / 350, RUE ST HONORE / ANCIEN HOTEL DE PONTALBA / PRES LA PLACE VENDOME' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • 'Clothilde of / Coburg / Archduchess / Joseph of / Austria' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
  • 'LE JEUNE / 350 Rue St Honore' (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.
Object history
Part of the Windsor Collection.
She is Princess Clothilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Archduchess of Austria (1846-1927), married Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria in 1864.
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG303 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.352 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.5267-2018

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Record createdOctober 29, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1463477/a-portrait-of-clothilde-of-photograph-le-jeune/
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