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DISDÉRI ET CIE. : 8 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS, PARIS

Prince Bonaparte de Canino (1839-99)

c.1859

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907690

Photograph of a full length portrait of Napoleon Charles, 5th Prince of Canino (1839-99), standing, facing three-quarters to the right. He rests his right hand on a table on which there is a book and a top hat and he holds his left hand behind his back.

  • Creator(s)

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

    Subject(s)

    Napoléon Charles, 5th Prince of Canino & Musignano (1839-99)

  • annotation: Prince Bonaparte/ de Canino [beneath work]

  • 8.7 x 5.3 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.0 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Prince Bonaparte de Canino. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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