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Collection of Eight Original Cartes de Visite Photographs - Portraits of Composers Taken from Original Portrait Paintings

E. H. Schroeder; H. Kuntzmann & Co., Berlin, Germany

Text in German. Collection of eight original black-and-white cartes de visite (CDV). Each CDV in this collection shows a portrait of famous composer taken from an original portrait painting. Copyright information in German is printed on back of each CDV. No date, circa 1860s. 2 1/2" x 4." Each CDV is very clean and intact except for slight age toning or darkening, slight surface wear to front and back, minuscule edge wear, and a few faint spots. Each CDV and the entire collection are Very Good. A charming collection of eight original cartes de visite which each show a portrait of a famous composer. The composers are Franz Schubert (1787-1828), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Richard Wagner (1813-1883), and Carl von Weber (1786-1826). All of the CDVs were published by E. H. Schroeder except for the one showing Carl von Weber which was published by H. Kuntzmann & Company. Both publishers were based in Berlin, Germany. The CDV with Carl von Weber is also the only one that does not have the composer's name printed on the back. The carte de visite was a type of small photograph that was first patented by Andre Adolphe Eugene Disderi in 1854 but first used by Louis Dodero. CDVs typically took the form of small, thin albumen prints that were taken from collodion negatives and then mounted on thicker cardstock. Portraits were a common subject of CDVs. CDVs were most popular during the 1860s and saw a general decline beginning in the 1870s upon the advent of the cheaper tintype and larger cabinet card.. Photographic Image. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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