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GEBRÜDER WINTER : PRAGUE

Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg (1809-85), Cardinal Erzbischof von Prague

c.1860

Albumen print | 9.5 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2913803

Photograph of a full length portrait of Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg (1809-85) seated in a chair, facing three-quarters to the right. He turns his head slightly towards the camera. He wears clerical robes, a cross round his neck, and holds his hat on his lap.

  • Creator(s)

    Gebrüder Winter : Prague (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Prince Friedrich Schwarzenberg, Cardinal Archbishop of Prague (1809-85)

  • annotation: Friedrich Schwarzenberg./ Cardl Erz-B. von Prag.   [beneath work]

  • 9.5 x 5.8 cm (image)

    10.0 x 6.1 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

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    • Religion & Theology
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        • Christianity
          • Christian church in general
            • Church government. Ecclesiastical organization
              • Clergy
                • Archbishops
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Costume & National dress
          • Ecclesiastical Costume
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