Portrait Cartes-de-visite album of Eminent Victorians by Camille Silvy

Portrait Cartes-de-visite album of Eminent Victorians

about 1860–1862

Albumen silver print

J. Paul Getty Museum

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A tortoiseshell album cover is adorned with ornate gold metalwork and a central oval cameo depicting two figures in white relief against a light blue background. The photographs are cartes-de-visite portraits of distinguished Britons sitters of the early 1860s, including members of the royal family, the aristocracy, statesmen, an explorer, and actors. A "modern" assembled album of 199 cartes-de-visit by Erich Sommer.

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album cameo metalwork centered symmetry ornate frame frontal view figures relief sculpture ornate decoration black mustard slate blue

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