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A portrait of 'Napoleon III'

Photograph
1860 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Mayer Et Pierson (photographer)
Place of origin
Paris (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Napoleon III' wearing military uniform. Photographed from the waist up.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Portraits
Royalty
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Napoleon III' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Mayer & Pierson, a portrait of 'Napoleon III', albumen print, ca. 1860
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Napoleon III' wearing military uniform. Photographed from the waist up.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105mm
  • Width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MAISON / MAYER & PIERSON / PHOTOGRAPHERS DE S.M. L'EMPEREUR / Boulevart des Capucines, 3 / PARIS' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
    Translation
    'HOUSE / MAYER & PIERSON / PHOTOGRAPHERS OF S.M. EMPEROR / Boulevart des Capucines, 3 / PARIS'
  • 'L. PIERSON. PHOT. / Déposé / Garanti d'après nature' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
    Translation
    'L. PIERSON. PHOT. / Deposit / Guaranteed from nature'
  • 'Napoleon 3' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
  • '1808-1873' (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 Napoléon III, Emperor of France (1808-1873), reigned 1852-70.
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG303 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.434 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.76-2019

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1469456/a-portrait-of-napoleon-iii-photograph-mayer-et-pierson/
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