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Bohemian gentleman in top hat by H. Eckert (c.1880s)

Cabinet card.

 

Studio of H. Eckert, Prague. CAES. REG. AULAE ET CAMERAE PHOTOGR. (Translation from Latin: Photographer to the Imperial and Royal Court).

 

Bought from an eBay seller in Winsen, Germany.

 

Jindřich (Heinrich) Eckert (1833-1905), was a prominent figure in Prague. "In the 1860s he took successful stereo pictures of the moon, and at the turn of the century he played a leading role in the photographic documentation of the Prague ghetto." - Heinz K. Henisch & Bridget A. Henisch, The Photographic Experience, 1839-1914: Images and Attitudes, Penn State University Press, 1994, p. 207.

 

cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jindřich_Eckert [in Czech]

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Taken circa 1885