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A portrait of 'Empress Eugénie'

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

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Empress Eugénie' looking slightly to the right. She seated with her hands in her lap. Three quarter portrait. Hand coloured.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Royalty
Portraits
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Empress Eugénie' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Le Jeune, a portrait of 'Empress Eugénie', albumen print, ca. 1975
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Empress Eugénie' looking slightly to the right. She seated with her hands in her lap. Three quarter portrait. Hand coloured.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105mm
  • Width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'LE JEUNE / PHOTOGRAPHE BREVETE / DE S.A. LE PRINCE IMPERIAL' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • 'Empress Eugueine' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
  • 'LE JEUNE / 22, rue de Choiseul' (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 Eugénie, Empress of France ('Eugénie de Montijo') (1826-1920), Consort of Napoléon III of France.
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG303 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.354 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.5271-2018

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Record createdOctober 29, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1463485/a-portrait-of-empress-eugénie-photograph-le-jeune/
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