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ANDRÉ ADOLFE EUGÈNE DISDÉRI (1819-89)

Group of men

c.1858

Salted paper print | 14.4 x 11.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2932742

Photograph of a group of seven men seated on a hillside within a rural setting. The group appear to be eating and drinking during a break from work.

  • Creator(s)

    André Adolfe Eugène Disdéri (1819-89) (photographer)

  • 14.4 x 11.7 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • People
      • Men
    • Geography
      • Systematic geography
        • Landscapes
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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