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ANGERER : WIEN

Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (1830-1916)

1860

Albumen print | 9.1 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907707

Photograph of a full length portrait of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (1830-1916), standing and looking to front. He wears an Austrian military uniform with a peaked hat. He carries a cane in his right hand and holds the back of a chair with his left hand.

  • Creator(s)

    Angerer : Wien (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Franz Josef I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)

  • annotation: The Emperor of Austria. 1860. [beneath work]

  • 9.1 x 5.6 cm (image)

    9.9 x 6.5 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Emperor of Austria, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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