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A portrait of 'General Chanzy'

Photograph
1876 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
A. Leroux (photographer)
Place of origin
Algiers (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'General Chanzy' in military uniform. Left side profile. Head and shoulders portrait in oval frame.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Military
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'General Chanzy' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by A. Leroux, a portrait of 'General Chanzy', albumen print, ca. 1876
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'General Chanzy' in military uniform. Left side profile. Head and shoulders portrait in oval frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105mm
  • Width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A. Leroux / PEINTRE / MEMBRE & PHOTOGRAPHE / de la Societe des Beaux-Arts / D'ALGER / 9, Rue de la Lyre' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • [writing in French] (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.
Object history
Part of the Windsor Collection.
He is Antoine Eugene Alfred Chanzy (1823-1883), French General.
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG303 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.356 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.5289-2018

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Record createdOctober 29, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1463509/a-portrait-of-general-chanzy-photograph-a-leroux/
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