Monument to Archduke Rudolf of Hapsburg

Description

Outdoor memorial monument, possibly by Ernst Herter, in Achilleion, Corfu, Greece, for Rudolf, Archduke of Austria and Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary. A reclining angel on a sheet knotted below his feet, rests an aida trumpet on his hip. The angel reclines just above a relief sculpture bust sculpture of Rudolf. The base of the monument reads "Rudolfus. Coronae . Princeps, Archidux . Austriae - Hungariae, Natus die 21 Augusti 1858. Obiit 30 Januarii 1889."

Note

No date; likely 1890 or 1900Stamped on the back bottom left corner in blue ink"Fotografia, B. Borri & Figlio, Corfù." Stamped on the back bottom right corner in blue ink, "A. Farrougia, relieur de la cour, Depôt de Photographies, CORFOU.", Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Contributors

Photographer: Borri, Bartolomeo ; Borri, Giuseppe, 1873-1931 ; B. Borri & Figlio

Date Issued

1890 to 1900

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 27 x 21 cm

Genre

Albumen prints

Member of

Jacob L. Loose Collection

Publisher

B. Borri & Figlio, A. Farrougia

Subject (Name)

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, 1858-1889

Subject (Topical)

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections