Portrait of Erik Schmedes as 'Siegfried'
Photograph
ca. 1898 (Photographed)
ca. 1898 (Photographed)
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A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a man wearing a metal helmet with a bird and wings on the top. He smiles and looks slightly to the left. He wears a ragged short sleeved top underneath a breast plate composed of multiple metal disks and a cloak secured on each shoulder by two large circular metal disks.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Erik Schmedes as 'Siegfried' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen process |
| Brief description | Photograph by W. Höffert, portrait of Erik Schmedes as 'Siegfried', albumen print, ca. 1898 |
| Physical description | A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a man wearing a metal helmet with a bird and wings on the top. He smiles and looks slightly to the left. He wears a ragged short sleeved top underneath a breast plate composed of multiple metal disks and a cloak secured on each shoulder by two large circular metal disks. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Printed on recto: 'W. Höffert. "Der Ring des Nibelungen". Bayreuther Bühnenfestspiele. Hof-Photograph. Jm Buchhandel durch Carl Giessel Bayreuth zu beziehen'.
Printed on verso: Name and studio locations.
Inscribed on verso: 'Schmedes as Siegfried'. |
| 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.800-2022 |
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| Record created | September 5, 2022 |
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