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DISDÉRI ET CIE. : 8 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS, PARIS

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1835-1908)

c.1860

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907668

Photograph of a full length portrait of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1835-1908) seated at a table facing three-quarters to the left. He gazes ahead, away from the camera. He rests his right arm on a table.

  • Creator(s)

    Disdéri et Cie. : 8 Boulevart des Italiens, Paris (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Ferdinando IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Archduke of Austria (1835-1908)

  • annotation: The Grand Duke (Ferdinand)/ of Tuscany. [beneath work]

  • 8.7 x 5.3 cm (image)

    9.6 x 0.09 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Object type(s)
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        • photographs
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        • albums
          • photograph albums
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