[PRINCE IMPÉRIAL] Gösta FLORMAN (1831-1900)

[PRINCE IMPÉRIAL] Gösta FLORMAN (1831-1900)

Portrait of the Prince Impérial by Gösta Florman, period albumen print
[Stockholm, 1878], carte-de-visite format
Mounted on thick cardboard in the photographer’s credit on both recto and verso
Red frame slightly rubbed in some areas (see scans)

Superb portrait of the Prince Impérial by Gösta Florman, one of his finest

Taken a year before his tragic death in southern Africa, this portrait of the Prince Imperial is one of his most elegant. He appears in bust, three-quarters, elegantly suited up; from his gaze emanates an impression of strength mixed with tenderness.

Impeccable contrasts.