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Prince Jérôme, King of Westphalia (1784-1860)

1859

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907677

Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Jerome (1784-1860), formerly King of Westphalia, standing and facing the viewer. He holds a walking stick in his left hand and rests his right hand on a pillar. A top hat is on a table behind him on the right of the photograph.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (1784-1860)

  • annotation: Prince Jerome./ [indecipherable] 1859. [beneath work]

  • 8.7 x 5.3 cm (image)

    9.9 x 5.9 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Prince Jerome (Uncle to the Emperor), 1859. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Travel Goods
          • Walking sticks
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
        • albums
          • photograph albums
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