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The Archduchess Hildegard (1825-64)

1860

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2907711

Photograph of a full length portrait of the Archduchess Hildegard )1825-64) standing facing front, her head turned three-quarters to the left. She wears a fur-trimmed coat and stands next to a balustrade.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Hildegard, Archduchess of Austria (1825-64)

  • annotation: The Archduchess Hildegarde/ 1860. [beneath work]

  • 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Archduchess Hildegarde, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Muffs
          • Coats
            • Fur-trimmed coats
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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