Portrait of Herr ?Anthes as 'Siegfried' in 'Siegfried'
Photograph
1896 (Photographed)
1896 (Photographed)
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A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a man with shoulder length hair looking to the right. He wears a striped fur tunic, a belt with a horn attached, and sandals. He holds a sword in his left hand. In the background are boulders, steps, foliage and trees.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Herr ?Anthes as 'Siegfried' in 'Siegfried' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen process |
| Brief description | Photograph by W. Höffert, portrait of Herr ?Anthes as 'Siegfried' in 'Siegfried', albumen print, 1896 |
| Physical description | A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a man with shoulder length hair looking to the right. He wears a striped fur tunic, a belt with a horn attached, and sandals. He holds a sword in his left hand. In the background are boulders, steps, foliage and trees. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Printed on recto: 'W. Höffert. Hof-Photograph.'
Printed on verso: Name and studio locations.
Inscribed on verso: 'Herr ?Anthes as "Siegfried" in "Siegfried" March 16th 1896. Dresden'.
Also inscribed on verso: music - two bars of treble clef and two bars of bass clef. |
| 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 | XRG300 - RPS collection - V&A identifier |
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| Accession number | RPS.799-2022 |
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| Record created | September 5, 2022 |
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