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Milka Ternina as 'Brünhilde'

Photograph
1898 (Photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph on card of a woman facing left wearing a breast plate, helmet with wings and flowing white skirt and train. She holds a spear aloft in her left hand and a large shield attached to her waist with a strap in her right. In the background is a backdrop of a wooded clearing.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMilka Ternina as 'Brünhilde' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver process
Brief description
Photograph by Hof-Atelier Elvira, portrait of Milka Ternina as 'Brünhilde', gelatin silver print, 1898
Physical description
A black and white photograph on card of a woman facing left wearing a breast plate, helmet with wings and flowing white skirt and train. She holds a spear aloft in her left hand and a large shield attached to her waist with a strap in her right. In the background is a backdrop of a wooded clearing.
Dimensions
  • Card height: 16.9cm
  • Card width: 11.1cm
Content description
Milka Ternina's character is from Wagner's opera, 'Die Walküre.
Marks and inscriptions
Printed on recto: 'Atelier Elvira. Hofphotograph. Atelier. München v.d. Tann-Strasse 15.' Printed on verso: 'Hof-Atelier Elvira. Jnh. Sophia Goudstikker Kgl. Bayr. Hofphotographin. Hofphotographin Sr Kgl. H. d. Prinzen Ludwig v Bayern, Sr Kgl. Prinzen Alfons v. Bourbon. München von der Tann-Strasse 15. Telephon 1290'. Inscribed on verso: 'Ternina as 'Brünhilde'.
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
This object and RPS.281-2022, a duplicate, are out of numerical sequence with the other Elvira photographs in XRG300. This is due them being found in the incorrect position within the alphabetical order of this box.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Other number
XRG300 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.780-2022

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Record createdSeptember 1, 2022
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