A portrait of a moustachioed man, arms crossed.
studio of Disderi & Co [photographers] London and Paris
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card
Measurements
Print, 85 x 52mm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520150
Summary
A Monochrome albumen print in carte de visite format. The print is a full length portrait of a moustachioed man, arms crossed, in a white shirt and long coat, aside a chair and desk. There are markings both recto and verso: Recto, printed in black ink below the albumen print and to the right, 'Disderi & Cle. Phot.' Recto, printed in black ink below the albumen print and to the left, 'Depose' Verso, printed in black ink in the centre of the card, 'DISDERI & Cle. PHOTOGRAPHES de S.M L'EMPEREUR 8 Boulevart des Italiens PARIS'
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 Disderi & Co [photographers] London and Paris, photographer