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Carte-de-visite of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
1850-1900
Gustav Schauer
Germany: Berlin
Photograph and ink on paper
overall: 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.; 10.795 x 6.35 cm
Gift of Patricia MacMillan
2003.010.120

Carte-de-visite with photograph of a portrait print of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet. Printed on reverse: "Dante. / Geb. im Mai 1263 zu Florenz, gest. / am 14. Sept. 1321 zu Ravenna." and below that: "Gustav Schauer / Photographisches Kunst-und Verlags-Institut / Berlin / Grosse Friedrichs-Strasse 188."


Blog post, February 7, 2012 http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2012/02/the-carte-de-visite-and-society-innovation-education-and-nationalism.html



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