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ANGERER : WIEN

Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1840-1927)

c.1860

Albumen print | 9.1 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907709

Photograph of a full length portrait of Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1840-1927), standing, facing towards the front. She turns her head slightly towards the left. She holds the back of a chair with her right hand and holds a parasol in her left hand. She wears a small hat.

  • Creator(s)

    Angerer : Wien (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Empress Carlota of Mexico (1840-1927)

  • annotation: The Archduchess Charlotte. [beneath work]

  • 9.1 x 5.6 cm (image)

    9.9 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Archduchess Charlotte. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Travel Goods
          • Parasols
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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