A portrait of 'Duc de Joinville'

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Artist/Maker	Mayer Et Pierson (photographer)
Place of origin	Mayfair (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Duc de Joinville' seated facing to his left, with his hands in his lap. Three quarter portrait.

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Categories	Photographs The Royal Photographic Society Portraits Royalty Military
Object type	Photograph
Title	A portrait of 'Duc de Joinville' (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Albumen photograph mounted on card. Photographic Paper Albumen Process Photography
Brief description	Photograph by Mayer Brothers, a portrait of 'Duc de Joinville', albumen print, ca. 1861
Physical description	Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Duc de Joinville' seated facing to his left, with his hands in his lap. Three quarter portrait.
Dimensions	Height: 105mm Width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions	'ALBUM PORTRAITS. / MAYER BROTHERS / 133 REGENT ST.' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.) 'MAYER, BROTHERS' (Printed on recto, below the image.) 'Duc de Joinville' (Handwritten in pencil 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. He is François (Ferdinand Philippe Louis Marie) d'Orléans, Prince de Joinville (1818-1900), French Navy officer; son of King Louis Philippe I of France.
Associated object	PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers	XRG303 - RPS collection - V&A identifier RPS.W.433 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection	Department of Photography
Accession number	RPS.75-2019

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Record created	January 11, 2019
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1469445/a-portrait-of-duc-de-photograph-mayer-et-pierson/

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