Portrait Karl Marx, 1875

Title

Portrait Karl Marx

Photographer

• John Mayall

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• portrait photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: MAYALL’S PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO 224, REGENT ST. LONDON.

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Karl Marx
Bezeichnet verso: Stempel: G. SIROT

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• Karl Marx
• man
• interior space

Persons Shown

• Karl Marx

Primary

• 49C3 scholar, philosopher
• 61B2(MARX, Karl) historical person (MARX, Karl)
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D14(+4) adult man (+ three-quarter view)
• 31A235 sitting figure
• 31A25193 hand on breast (or stomach), slipped into opening of vestment

Secondary

• 31A534 beard
• 41D2121 coat
• 41D222(COLLAR) neck-gear: collar
• 41D223(SHIRT) clothing for the upper part of the body (SHIRT)
• 41D2642 button
• 41A7212 armchair, seat
• 41A711 table
• 41C37 table-cloth
• 41A421 curtains