Albom fotograficheskikh portretov avgustieishikh osob i lits, izviestnykh v Rossii

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Description: According to Pieere Apraxine, "the majority of portraits are of men in the government, army, or at court ( > 50). There are 12 ports. of members of Imperial family, and 6 of figures of the Church. There are ports. of Academicians and professors, writers, and theatre people : 7 ports. of ballet dancers (including M.C. Petipa). There are also ports. of Russian "types", alone or in groups (Georgians, Mongolians, etc.)."
Dates / Origin: Date Issued: 1865; Place: S.-Petersburg; Publisher: Izdavaemyĭ G. Denʹerom
Library locations: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection; Shelf locator: Slav. Reserve (Photo) (Alʹbom fotograficheskikh)
Topics: Celebrities -- Russia
Genres: Albums; Photographs; Portraits
Notes: Content: 128 albumen carte de visite-size prints, mounted, each with caption. Apparently issued in monthly fascicules. The only cover preserved is dated February, 1865.Title page illustration by Adolf Charlemagne. Bookplate of Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovich, with his initials on cover.; Ownership: Bookplate of Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovich, with his initials on cover.
Physical Description: Albumen prints; Extent: 128 mounted photographs (ports.) ; 22 cm.
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: NYPX92-B4322; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11614107; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 33b73c00-c6c5-012f-a795-58d385a7bc34