Andacht, Portrait of an unknown woman reading by the window, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Photographische Mitteilungen XL', monogram: 'BX', photographer: HM Carstensen, cliché maker: unknown, c. 1898 - in or before 1903, paper, autotypie, height 174 mm x width 130 mm, historical persons - BB - woman, A monochrome scene shows a person seated in profile near a multi-paned window, holding an open book. Light from the window casts a bright triangular patch on the wall beside the sitter. The figure wears a long garment with visible folds and sits on a chair with a carved back and turned legs. A small table beside the window holds a teapot and a cup on a saucer. The window panes show a mottled, slightly cloudy view and the surrounding walls have a textured, worn appearance. The image is framed by a lighter border and exhibits an overall grainy, aged quality.
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Andacht, Portrait of an unknown woman reading by the window, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Photographische Mitteilungen XL', monogram: 'BX', photographer: HM Carstensen, cliché maker: unknown, c. 1898 - in or before 1903, paper, autotypie, height 174 mm x width 130 mm, historical persons - BB - woman, A monochrome scene shows a person seated in profile near a multi-paned window, holding an open book. Light from the window casts a bright triangular patch on the wall beside the sitter. The figure wears a long garment with visible folds and sits on a chair with a carved back and turned legs. A small table beside the window holds a teapot and a cup on a saucer. The window panes show a mottled, slightly cloudy view and the surrounding walls have a textured, worn appearance. The image is framed by a lighter border and exhibits an overall grainy, aged quality.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B04_299

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Keywords

Andacht Portrait unknown woman reading window page photomechanical print inscription Photographische Mitteilungen XL monogram Bx photographer HM Carstensen cliché maker unknown c 1898 - 1903 paper autotypie height 174 mm x width 130 mm historical persons - BB - woman monochrome scene person seated profile near multi-paned window holding open book Light window casts bright triangular patch wall beside sitter figure wears long garment visible folds sits chair carved back turned legs small table beside window holds teapot cup saucer window panes mottled slightly cloudy view surrounding walls textured worn appearance image framed lighter border exhibits grainy aged quality

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