- Title:
- Portrait of a Man
- Object name(s):
- Photograph
- Brief description:
- Carte-de-visite depicting a half-length portrait of an unidentified man, seated.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Associated concept:
- Portraits
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated object:
- PROV.5859-2017
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2018KN7567/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- Image
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 95
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- Image
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 57
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- Card
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 102
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- Card
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 59
- Inscription content:
- CROFT TORQUAY
- Inscription interpretation:
- Printed on recto, beneath image.
- Inscription content:
- AWARDED SILVER MEDAL / WILLIAM CROFT / 3 Union Street / TORQUAY / NEGATIVES KEPT / COPIES CAN BE HAD
- Inscription interpretation:
- Printed on verso as part of logo.
- Inscription content:
- 1870 [JJ]
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten on verso in black ink.
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object name:
- Photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.2172-2017
- Object production date:
- 1870
- Date - association:
- photographed
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1870-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1870-12-31
- Object production person:
- Croft, William
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Object production place:
- Cornwall
- Place association:
- photographed
- Other number:
- XRG302
- Other number type:
- RPS collection - V&A identifier
- Other number:
- RPS.W.612
- Other number type:
- RPS identifier - misc.
- Physical description:
- Carte-de-visite depicting a half-length portrait of an unidentified man, seated.
- Reproduction number:
- 2018KN7567
- Reproduction number:
- 2018KN7540
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- albumen process
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- Albumen photograph mounted on card.
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3476d16c-9875-3b07-b193-660ee9d01d40
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3476d16c-9875-3b07-b193-660ee9d01d40, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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