Portrait of Rosa Sucher and Alois Burgstaller in Der Ring des Nibelungen
Photograph
1899 (Photographed)
1899 (Photographed)
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A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a woman and a man. The woman on the left looks to camera and wears a long dress over which is a fur tunic. She leans her head on the left shoulder of a bearded man wearing a knee length tunic and fur boots, who looks across to the left. The woman clasps the right hand of the man. Upon the floor is a bearskin. A backdrop of trees is visible.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Rosa Sucher and Alois Burgstaller in Der Ring des Nibelungen (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen process |
| Brief description | Photograph by W. Höffert, portrait of Rosa Sucher and Alois Burgstaller in 'Der Ring des Nibelungen', albumen print, 1899 |
| Physical description | A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a woman and a man. The woman on the left looks to camera and wears a long dress over which is a fur tunic. She leans her head on the left shoulder of a bearded man wearing a knee length tunic and fur boots, who looks across to the left. The woman clasps the right hand of the man. Upon the floor is a bearskin. A backdrop of trees is visible. |
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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: 'Frau Sacher & Herr Burgstaller as Siegfried & Siegmund. 1899.' |
| 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 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.806-2022 |
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| Record created | September 7, 2022 |
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