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photographic print
Object Type
photographic print
Museum number
1874,0411.156
Description
Portrait of Prince Alfred and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, full length; the Princess seated to right, looking at viewer; the Prince to left gazing at Princess, one leg resting on chair, holding paper in left hand. Photograph
Producer name
Photographed by:
Franz Backofen
School/style
German
Production date
1874
(c.)
Production place
Published in:
Darmstadt (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
photographic process
Dimensions
Height:
142 millimetres
(photo)
Width:
100 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
One of a group of four cabinet photographs: 1874,0411.153-156 Cataloguing supported by the Pilgrim Trus
Bibliographic references
O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(13)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Marie Alexandrovna, Duchess of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Portrait of:
Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Acquisition name
From:
Anonymous
Acquisition date
1874
Acquisition notes
Acquired under the Copyright Act
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1874,0411.156