About this artwork
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artist:André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri (1819 - 1889) French
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title:Her Majesty the Queen
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date created:About 1880s
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materials:Stereoscopic albumen
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measurements:7.90 x 7.20 cm (each image); 8.60 x 17.50 cm (overall)
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credit line:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985
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accession number:PGP R 1645.1
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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...
