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Antique Cabinet Card Photograph — Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, c. 1896-1902
Published by The London Stereoscopic Company, London
Offered here is a 6.5 x 4.25 inch cabinet card published by The London Stereoscopic Company, “Photographers to Her Majesty,” with premises at 106 Regent Street, W. and 54 Cheapside, E.C., London. Printed caption identifies the sitter: “His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Temple.”
Subject: Frederick Temple (1821–1902), who served as Archbishop of Canterbury — spiritual head of the Anglican Church — from 1896 until his death in 1902. This card dates to that six-year window.
Publisher: The London Stereoscopic Company, founded 1854, one of the most prolific and well-documented Victorian commercial photography firms, publishers of numerous celebrity and notable-persons portrait series. Copyright/reproduction notice printed on the reverse.
Condition: Moderate to heavy foxing and staining across the photographic image; mount corners intact and undamaged.
A great piece for collectors of Church of England / ecclesiastical history, Victorian celebrity photography, or London Stereoscopic Company publications.
Combined shipping available for multiple purchases. Ships securely in rigid photo sleeve/mailer.