Photo album with 123 cartes-de-visite of members of European royal houses, politicians and celebrities, various makers, c. 1860 - c. 1900 Canvas Print
Photo album in cover of mother of pearl with two metal locks. Back of leather with the word 'Album' in blind stamp on it. At the front of the album a title page with the words 'Photographic Album' in gold print. This is followed by a page with an (unwritten) index of names. The album contains 19 inserts with gold on cut. In it a total of 123 cartes-de-visite, one of which loose in a case. The album was purchased empty by collector L.J. Hartkamp and filled by him with cartes-de-visite. For the most part, he wrote the name of the photographer on the plug-in sheet as well as personalities, functions and family relationships of the person depicted. These include cartes-de-visite (often after a print) of members of French, German, Belgian and Dutch royal houses and European politicians such as Bismarck, Gladstone and Garibaldi. Also photos of clerics, freedom fighters and famous people from outside Europe including the Shah of Persia.
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