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Ludwig Passini and Elisabeth Herrmann

primary Wilhelm Fechner (Sprottau, 1835 - 1909, Berlin)

subject Ludwig Johann Passini (Vienna, 1832 - 1903, Venice)

Date1894

Place MadeBerlin, Berlin state, Germany, Europe

MediumAlbumen silver print on card

Dimensions16.1 x 10.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberARC.006282

eMuseum ID723882

Other NumberP27e665

EmbARK ObjectID32146

TMS Source ID15718

Last Updated8/9/24

Status

Not on view

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MarksNotesInscribed and dated in ink (bottom of image): Ludwig Passini avec Isla Hermann / Berlin 1894
Printed in gold (bottom left): Wilh. Fechner ./ Portraitmaker & Photograph
Printed in gold (bottom right): Berlin, W. / Potsdamerstrasse 134A
Printed photographer's mark in brown ink (verso): Inhaber der Staats Medaille / Photogr. Artist. Atelier / von / Wilh. Fechner / Berlin, W. /...

ProvenanceNotesProbably a gift from the artist Ludwig Passini (1832-1903) to Isabella Stewart Gardner 22 November 1894, Berlin.