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

1859

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907780

Photograph of Ferdinando IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, standing, facing a quarter to the right. He looks ahead, away from the camera. He poses with his right hand resting on the corner of a small table. 

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

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

  • annotation: The Grand Duke of Tuscany. 1859. [beneath work]

  • 8.7 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)

  • The Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1859. [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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