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Photograph (Platinum Print) of Henry Perigal, by Augustus Stroh, 1890

Inventory Number 20919


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Executors of G. H. Gabb in 1949.
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed on back of mount: 'Portrait of Mr H. Perigal | 1890 | A. Stroh' [in Stroh's hand].
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 202mm Width: 157mm
Inventory No
20919
Accession Number
1949-10

Description

Platinum print mounted on card. Portrait of Henry Perigal, head in profile, looking right. Vertical format. The card is very brittle and damaged in several places; spot of surface damage to photograph bottom right. Stroh's magnificent photograph of his 89 year old friend was also repoduced as a halftone print (55428); see also 80981.