About this artwork
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artists:Alexander Dinnie (1831 - 1895) Alexander RaeEnglish (1782 - 1820) André Adolphe Eugène DisdériFrench (1819 - 1889) Andrew AdamsScottish Charles BeattieScottish David WhyteScottish (1841 - 1905) Edmund GeeringScottish Elliott and FryEnglish George Washington WilsonScottish (1823 - 1893) Henry S. Gordon James GordonScottish (1828 - 1914) James Shivas James WoodScottish John BeattieEnglish John Jabez Edwin MayallBritish (1813 - 1901) John LambScottish John PatrickScottish (1831 - 1923) John PennyScottish Johnston ShearerScottish (1827 - 1916) Lewis London Stereoscopic and Photographic CompanyBritish MushkooroodowlahIndian Charles ShepherdBritish W. & D. DowneyEnglish William B. AndersonScottish Samuel BourneEnglish (1834 - 1912) Alexander Anderson William ThomsonScottish Unknown
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title:Untitled album of carte-de-visite photographs
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date created:About 1870s
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materials:Albumen print cartes-de-visite in album
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measurements:15.00 x 22.00 x 6.50 cm
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credit line:The MacKinnon Collection. Acquired jointly with the National Library of Scotland with assistance from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scottish Government and Art Fund
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accession number:MMK.02582
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André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri
André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri
In 1854 the Frenchman Disdéri patented the carte-de-visite (visiting card) photograph. For a time he was the most celebrated Parisian photographer and his wealth was the talk of the city. A German visitor described his studio as 'the Temple of Photography - a place unique in its luxury and elegance...
