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LUDWIG ANGERER (1827-79)

Baron and Baroness Heinrich von Hess

c.1860

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2913723

Photograph of a full length double portrait of Baron Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Hess (1788-1870), on the right, and his wife Baroness Hess. The couple stand arm in arm, facing towards the camera. The Baron wears a military uniform and holds a cane in his left hand. They pose in front of a painted backdrop.

  • Creator(s)

    Ludwig Angerer (1827-79) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Hess (1788-1870)
    Frau Hess

  • annotation: F.M. Baron Hess & seine Frau. [beneath work]

  • 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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