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LUDWIG ANGERER (1827-79)

Prince Friedrich von Fürstenberg (1813-92, Archbishop of Olmütz

c.1860

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2913804

Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Friedrich von Fürstenberg (1813-92), Archbishop of Olmutz, standing, facing towards the camera. He turns his head three-quarters to the right and gazes ahead. He places his right hand on a table behind him and holds a piece of material in his left hand. He wears clerical robes and a cross around his beck.

  • Creator(s)

    Ludwig Angerer (1827-79) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Fürstenberg, Prince Friedrich, Archbishop of Olmütz (1813-92)

  • annotation: Fürst Fried. Furstenberg./ Erzbishof von Olmütz. [beneath work]

  • 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image)

    9.8 x 6.0 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Christian church in general
            • Church government. Ecclesiastical organization
              • Clergy
                • Archbishops
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Costume & National dress
          • Ecclesiastical Costume
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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