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UNKNOWN PERSON

Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (1808-88)

1860

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907804

Photograph of Duke Maximilian standing, facing front. He places his right hand in his pocket and his left hand on a balustrade. His top hat and gloves have are positioned on the balustrade beside him.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria (1808-88)

  • annotation: Duke Maximilian of Bavaria. 1860. [beneath work]

  • 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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