Portrait of Herr Erl as Graf Almaviva in the Barber of Seville
Photograph
08/01/1895 (Photographed)
08/01/1895 (Photographed)
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A sepia coloured photograph of a young man playing a lute. He wears the Elizabethan dress of a musician with tights and boots and hat. He stands on a patterned rug and visible in the background are another lute, screen, flowers and a city view in the distance.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Herr Erl as Graf Almaviva in the Barber of Seville (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen process |
| Brief description | Photograph by Teich-Hanfstaengl, portrait of Herr Erl as Graf Almaviva in the Barber of Seville, albumen print, 1895 |
| Physical description | A sepia coloured photograph of a young man playing a lute. He wears the Elizabethan dress of a musician with tights and boots and hat. He stands on a patterned rug and visible in the background are another lute, screen, flowers and a city view in the distance. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Printed on recto: 'Teich-Hansfstaengl. K. S. Hofphotograph. Dresden'.
Printed on verso: Name and address.
Inscribed on verso: 'Herr Erl as Graf Almaviva in "Der Barier von Sevilla" Jan. 8. 1895. Act I. Dresden'. (Inscribed on verso: 1.50
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| 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. |
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| Other number | XRG301 - RPS collection - V&A identifier |
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| Accession number | RPS.326-2022 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2022 |
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