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CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

Friedrich VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1829-80), when Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Augustenburg

1860

Albumen print | 8.1 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907822

Photograph of Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, standing and facing towards the camera. He holds a top hat and gloves in his right hand and rests his left hand on a bookcase.

  • Creator(s)

    Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1829-80)

  • annotation: Hereditary Prince of Holstein Augustenberg./ 1860 [beneath work]

  • 8.1 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Heriditary Prince Holstein Augustenburg, 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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