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    ANGERER : WIEN

    Louis Philippe, Comte de Paris (1838-94)

    1860

    Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907787

    Photograph of Louis Philippe, Count of Paris, standing, facing towards the viewer. He leans against a balustrade and holds his top hat in his left hand. 

    • Creator(s)

      Angerer : Wien (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans, comte de Paris (1838-94)

    • annotation: The Comte de Paris. 1860. [beneath work]

    • 8.8 x 5.5 cm (image)

      9.6 x 6.1 cm (mount)

      23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

      24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

    • The Comte de Paris, 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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