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ANGERER : WIEN

Gisela, Archduchess of Austria (1856-1932) and Rudolph, Archduke of Austria (1858-89)

1860

Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2907891

Photograph of Archduchess Gisela and her younger brother, Archduke Rudolph. Gisela  stands on the left, beside her brother who is seated on the right side of the photograph. Both face towards the camera. Gisela holds a hat in her right hand and Rudolph holds a small book.

  • Creator(s)

    Angerer : Wien (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Gisela, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bavaria (1856-1932)
    Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (1858-89)

  • annotation: The Archduchess Gisela/ and the Archduke Rudolph. 1860. [beneath work]

  • 8.4 x 5.1 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 Archduchess Gisela and the Archduke Rudolph, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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