Portrait of ? Ellis
Photograph
1878 (Photographed)
1878 (Photographed)
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A sepia coloured photograph of a man with a moustache with his right elbow resting on the edge of a table edged with braided fringing. He wears a double breasted jacket, collar and tie patterned with ovals held with a tie pin. In his left hand he holds a cane and he wears a ring containing a stone on the fifth finger of his right hand.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of ? Ellis (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen process |
| Brief description | Photograph by Fratelli Vianelli, portrait of ? Ellis, albumen print, 1878 |
| Physical description | A sepia coloured photograph of a man with a moustache with his right elbow resting on the edge of a table edged with braided fringing. He wears a double breasted jacket, collar and tie patterned with ovals held with a tie pin. In his left hand he holds a cane and he wears a ring containing a stone on the fifth finger of his right hand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Printed on recto: 'G & L flle Vianelli'.
Inscribed on recto: ? Ellis, Wien. 1878'.
Printed on verso: 'Fratelli Vianelli. Fotografi Di L. M. il Rec'. 'Venezia S. Zaccaria Campo S. Provolo No.4704'.
Inscribed on verso: 'Giannett Doria Pamphilj. Rome, 1873'.
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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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| Accession number | RPS.333-2022 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2022 |
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