Saint George's Hall (from the Sovereign's Throne)

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Saint George's Hall (from the Sovereign's Throne)

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André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri

French Photographer · 1819–1889

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André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, former merchant, actor, and daguerreotypist, patented his invention, the *carte-de-visite* (visiting card) photograph, in 1854. At nine-by-six centimeters, *cartes* were primarily portraits, about the size of a conventional calling card and soon just as popular. Disdéri established his photographic practice with the manufacture of these tiny photographs; he divided a

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Date: 1867
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: French
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Interior view of an elongated room with a number of windows along one side and a display of spears, helmets, and paintings on the other. The arms of Saint George and Knights of the Garter also line the walls. The ceiling is decorated with numerous heraldic shields.

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