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DISDÉRI ET CIE. : 8 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS, PARIS

Prince George of Leuchtenberg (1852-1912)

c.1859

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2907698

Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince George of Leuchtenberg (1852-1912), seated with his right leg crossed over his left. He faces towards the viewer. He rests his right arm on a table and holds a hat in his right hand.

  • Creator(s)

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

    Subject(s)

    Prince George Romanowski, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg (1852-1912)

  • annotation: Prince George of Leuchtenberg [beneath work]

  • 8.6 x 5.2 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 Georg of Leuchtenberg. [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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