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DISDÉRI ET CIE. : 8 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS, PARIS

Prince Achille Murat, later 5th Prince Murat  (1856-1932)

c.1859

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907687

Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Joachim, 5th Prince Murat (1856-1932), seated on a toy horse and facing three-quarters to the right. He looks ahead, away from the camera. He wears a lace frilled velvet suit.

  • Creator(s)

    Disdéri et Cie. : 8 Boulevart des Italiens, Paris (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Joachim, 5th Prince Murat (1856-1932)

  • annotation: Prince Achille Murat. [beneath work]

  • 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.0 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Prince Achille Murat. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Toys and Decorations
          • Toys
            • Toy horses
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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