Antonín Dvořák
Basic information
Inventory/acquisition number:
S 226/1055 a
Author:
Owner:
Title:
Antonín Dvořák
Detailed information
Description:
A photographic reproduction by František Tvrz (photographer at the National Museum in Prague). The original photograph is from Robert White Thrupp’s photographic studio in Birmingham and shows a half-figure portrait of Antonín Dvořák in a dark suit with a waistcoat. The jacket is long and made of velvet. White shirt and dark neckerchief with fine dots in place of a tie. A folding pince-nez is worn around the neck and a pocket watch fastened to the waistcoat by a chain. Hair combed back, full beard.
Handwritten annotations:
On the obverse, copy of a handwritten dedication from Dvořák himself around the photograph: “To my friend Rudolf Veselý | Antonín Dvořák”. On the reverse, in pencil (in Czech): “Ant. Dvořák in 1885”.
Note:
The original photograph is from Robert White Thrupp's studio in Birmingham.
Positive/negative:
Positive
Original/copy:
Copy
Type:
Reproduced photograph
Portrait type:
Half body portrait
Material:
photograph on paper
Place where the photograph was taken:
Prague
Photograph dimensions:
165 x 114 mm
Dimensions inclusive of margins:
180 x 130 mm
Date of creation:
1885
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