A portrait of 'MacMahon'

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

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'MacMahon' wearing a military uniform. He is standing and holding a sword in his left hand. Full length portrait.

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Categories	Photographs The Royal Photographic Society Portraits Military Politics
Object type	Photograph
Title	A portrait of 'MacMahon' (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Albumen photograph mounted on card. Photographic Paper Albumen Process Photography
Brief description	Photograph by Mayer & Pierson, a portrait of 'MacMahon', albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description	Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'MacMahon' wearing a military uniform. He is standing and holding a sword in his left hand. Full length portrait.
Dimensions	Height: 105mm Width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions	'MAYER & PIERSON / PHOTOGRAPHES DE S.M. L'EMPEREUR / Boulevart des Capucines, 3 / PARIS' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.) Translation 'MAYER & PIERSON / PHOTOGRAPHERS OF S.M. EMPEROR / Boulevart des Capucines, 3 / PARIS' 'PHOT. MAYER & PIERSON' (Printed on recto, below the image.) 'General Bosquet' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.) '28' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.) 'MacMahon' (Handwritten in pencil 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 Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta (1808-1893), French General and Politcian.
Associated object	PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers	XRG303 - RPS collection - V&A identifier RPS.W.435 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection	Department of Photography
Accession number	RPS.78-2019

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Record created	January 11, 2019
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1469464/a-portrait-of-macmahon-photograph-mayer-et-pierson/

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