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    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (1808-88)

    1860

    Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907804

    Photograph of Duke Maximilian standing, facing front. He places his right hand in his pocket and his left hand on a balustrade. His top hat and gloves have are positioned on the balustrade beside him.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria (1808-88)

    • annotation: Duke Maximilian of Bavaria. 1860. [beneath work]

    • 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image)

      9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)

      23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

      24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

    • Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

    • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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