Portrait of an unknown man
studio of Marcus Guttenberg (1828 - 1891)
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card
Measurements
92 x 57 mm
Place of origin
Bristol
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520026
Summary
A monochrome Albumen carte de visite depicting a head and shoulders portrait of an unknown man. Print is mounted on heavy white card Recto: has a red border together with 'M Guttenberg. Photo Bristol'. Verso: shows the elaborate logo of the photographer, M Guttenberg, Bristol.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
studio of Marcus Guttenberg (1828 - 1891), photographer