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Henri, Comte de Chambord and Duc de Bordeaux (1820-83)

c.1860

Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907839

Photograph of Henri V, Duc de Bourdeaux, seated facing three-quarters to the left. He holds a top hat in his right hand and a cane in his left.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Henri, Comte de Chambord (1820-83)

  • annotation: Henri Comte de Cambord./ (Duc de Bordeaux.) [beneath work]

  • 8.5 x 5.3 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)

  • Henri, Comte de Chambord Duc de Bordeaux. [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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