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Fratelli d'Alessandri (active 1850-1930)

Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) 1862

Albumen print, carte-de-visite | 8.4 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907979

Photograph of Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) seated on the Papal Throne and facing the viewer. On a table on his right is a crucifix and a statue of the Virgin.

Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Pope Pius IX, was elected Pope in 1846 and ruled until his death in 1878.

  • People involved

    Creator(s)

    Fratelli d'Alessandri (active 1850-1930) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)

  • Measurements

    8.4 x 5.6 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 cm (album)

  • Other titles

    Pope Pius IX, 1862

  • Provenance

    Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subjects

    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
    Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Home economics
        • Furniture & accessories
          • Seating. Chairs
            • Chairs
              • Thrones
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Crucifixes
          • Devotional images of the Virgin Mary(Christ absent)
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