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Portrait of Heinrich Vogl as 'Logi' in 'Das Rheingold'

Photograph
1896 (Photographed)
Artist/Maker
W. Höffert (Photographer)
Place of origin
Berlin (photographed)

A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a man with spiky hair and his arms folded looking to the right. He wears a belted tunic with laced sleeves.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
photograph
TitlePortrait of Heinrich Vogl as 'Logi' in 'Das Rheingold' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen process
Photographic Paper
Card Support
Photography
Albumen Process
Brief description
Photograph by W. Höffert, portrait of Heinrich Vogl as 'Logi' in 'Das Rheingold', albumen print, 1896
Physical description
A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a man with spiky hair and his arms folded looking to the right. He wears a belted tunic with laced sleeves.
Dimensions
  • Card height: 17.1cm
  • Card width: 11.2cm
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: 'Herr Vogl (Munich) as Logi in Das Rheingold: Bayreuth. Sunday Aug. 16. 1896.'
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.
Subjects depicted
Portrait
Opera Singers
Vogl, Heinrich (Herr)
Sucher, Rosa Frau
Other number
XRG300 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.809-2022

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1729185/portrait-of-heinrich-vogl-as-photograph-w-höffert/
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