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ANGERER : WIEN

The Archduke Maximilian (1832-67)

c.1860

Albumen print | 9.0 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907710

Photograph of a full length portrait of Archduke Maximilian (1832-67), standing, facing three-quarters to the right. He places his left hand on his hip and rests his right hand on the back of a chair.

  • Creator(s)

    Angerer : Wien (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico (1832-67)

  • annotation: The Archduke Maximilian [beneath work]

  • 9.0 x 5.5 cm (image)

    9.9 x 6.5 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Archduke Maximilian. [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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