Antonín Dvořák
Basic information
Inventory/acquisition number:
5353 I1
Author:
Owner:
Name:
Antonín Dvořák
Detailed information
Description:
Photographic head-and-shoulders portrait of Antonín Dvořák. Full beard, hair combed back. Dark suit with dark waistcoat, white shirt, dark stock tie with horseshoe pattern and decorative pin.
This photograph is the same as the photograph from William Spiess’s studio in New York and is evidently not a photograph taken by Mr Littleton, as the inscription on the reverse suggests. The photograph is rendered as a vignette and has gilt edging.
This photograph is the same as the photograph from William Spiess’s studio in New York and is evidently not a photograph taken by Mr Littleton, as the inscription on the reverse suggests. The photograph is rendered as a vignette and has gilt edging.
Handwritten annotations:
On the reverse, in pencil (in Czech): “English portrait taken by Mr Littleton in Sidnem [Sydenham] during the maetro’s trip to Leeds with his wife (St Ludmila).” On the reverse, at the bottom, in pencil (in Czech): “From Dr Mahler.”
Note:
The author of the original photograph is William Spiess, New York.
Positive/negative:
Positive
Original/copy:
Original
Type:
Photograph
Authors:
Professional photographer
Portrait type:
Headshot
Material:
photograph on cardboard
Photograph dimensions:
153 x 102 mm
Dimensions inclusive of margins:
164 x 106 mm
Date
Date of creation:
1893
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