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Hermann Andersen was the original founder of the Stillfried & Co. studio.
Answer: False
Baron Raimund von Stillfried established the studio 'Stillfried & Co.' prior to his partnership with Hermann Andersen.
What constituted the principal commercial endeavor of the firm Stillfried & Andersen?
Answer: Operating as a photographic studio
The primary commercial focus of the firm Stillfried & Andersen was its operation as a photographic studio.
Who were the principal individuals associated with the founding of the Stillfried & Andersen studio?
Answer: Baron Raimund von Stillfried and Hermann Andersen
The Stillfried & Andersen studio was founded through the partnership of Baron Raimund von Stillfried and Hermann Andersen.
In what year did Hermann Andersen first become employed by Baron Stillfried's company?
Answer: 1875
Hermann Andersen was employed by Stillfried & Co. in the year 1875.
What was the name of the first photographic studio established by Baron Raimund von Stillfried?
Answer: Stillfried & Co.
The first photographic studio established by Baron Raimund von Stillfried was named Stillfried & Co.
In what year was the partnership officially formed and the firm subsequently renamed Stillfried & Andersen?
Answer: 1876
The partnership between Baron Raimund von Stillfried and Hermann Andersen was formed, and the firm was renamed Stillfried & Andersen, in the year 1876.
Baron Raimund von Stillfried is believed to have acquired his photographic training from Felice Beato.
Answer: True
Sources indicate that Baron Raimund von Stillfried learned the art of photography from Felice Beato.
Felice Beato acquired the Stillfried & Andersen studio in 1877.
Answer: False
In 1877, Stillfried & Andersen acquired Felice Beato's studio and materials, rather than the other way around.
Baron Raimund von Stillfried was of German nationality.
Answer: False
Baron Raimund von Stillfried was of Austrian nationality.
Kusakabe Kimbei utilized some of Baron Stillfried's original negatives in his photographic albums during the 1890s.
Answer: True
Kusakabe Kimbei acquired a quantity of Baron Stillfried's negatives around 1885 and incorporated them into his albums during the late 1880s and 1890s.
The publication 'Views and Costumes of Japan' featured photographic work solely by Felice Beato.
Answer: False
The publication 'Views and Costumes of Japan,' released around 1877, featured photographic work by both Felice Beato and Baron Stillfried.
The Stillfried & Andersen studio was founded by Felice Beato.
Answer: False
Felice Beato was an influential photographer and teacher, but the Stillfried & Andersen studio was founded by Baron Raimund von Stillfried and Hermann Andersen.
Baron Raimund von Stillfried was primarily known as a painter.
Answer: False
Baron Raimund von Stillfried was primarily known as a photographer, not a painter.
What significant transaction occurred in 1877 involving Stillfried & Andersen and Felice Beato?
Answer: Stillfried & Andersen acquired Felice Beato's studio and materials.
In 1877, Stillfried & Andersen purchased Felice Beato's photographic studio and its entire inventory of materials.
What was Baron Raimund von Stillfried's nationality?
Answer: Austrian
Baron Raimund von Stillfried held Austrian nationality.
The publication titled 'Views and Costumes of Japan' featured photographic work by whom?
Answer: Both Felice Beato and Baron Stillfried
The publication 'Views and Costumes of Japan,' released around 1877, featured photographic work by both Felice Beato and Baron Stillfried.
Which photographer acquired a quantity of Baron Stillfried's original negatives around 1885?
Answer: Kusakabe Kimbei
Kusakabe Kimbei acquired a quantity of Baron Stillfried's original negatives around 1885.
Who is believed to have instructed Baron Raimund von Stillfried in the art of photography?
Answer: Felice Beato
It is widely believed that Felice Beato provided instruction to Baron Raimund von Stillfried in the field of photography.
What does the source suggest regarding the relationship between Stillfried & Andersen and Felice Beato's photographic legacy?
Answer: Stillfried & Andersen acquired Beato's business and utilized his negatives.
The source indicates that Stillfried & Andersen acquired Felice Beato's studio and materials in 1877, and subsequently utilized his negatives in their own productions.
Stillfried & Andersen exclusively utilized their own original negatives for the production of their photographic prints.
Answer: False
The firm also produced photographic prints using negatives originally taken by Felice Beato.
Hand-colouring was a common finishing technique applied to prints by Stillfried & Andersen.
Answer: True
The prints produced by Stillfried & Andersen were frequently finished using hand-colouring techniques.
Stillfried & Andersen primarily produced paintings and drawings.
Answer: False
Stillfried & Andersen was primarily a photographic studio, producing photographic prints, not paintings and drawings.
Stillfried & Andersen often presented their photographic prints in bound albums.
Answer: True
Photographic prints produced by Stillfried & Andersen were frequently presented in bound albums.
Which of the following was NOT a type of work produced or associated with Stillfried & Andersen?
Answer: Original oil paintings
Stillfried & Andersen specialized in photography, including hand-coloured portraits and landscapes, and utilized negatives from other photographers; they did not produce original oil paintings.
How were the photographic prints produced by Stillfried & Andersen often presented?
Answer: In bound albums
The photographic prints produced by Stillfried & Andersen were frequently presented in bound albums.
The photographic enterprise known as Stillfried & Andersen also operated under the business name Japan Photographic Association.
Answer: True
The Stillfried & Andersen studio was also known by the name Japan Photographic Association.
The partnership between Stillfried and Andersen was legally dissolved in 1878.
Answer: True
The legal dissolution of the partnership between Baron Raimund von Stillfried and Hermann Andersen occurred in 1878.
Adolfo Farsari was the original founder of the Stillfried & Andersen firm.
Answer: False
Adolfo Farsari was the final owner of the firm, not its original founder.
Hermann Andersen continued the studio's operations after the partnership's legal dissolution.
Answer: True
Following the legal dissolution of the partnership in 1878, Hermann Andersen continued to operate the photographic studio.
The Stillfried & Andersen firm was sold in 1885 while both founders still resided in Japan.
Answer: False
When the firm was sold in 1885, neither Baron Raimund von Stillfried nor Hermann Andersen resided in Japan.
The entire stock of Adolfo Farsari, including Stillfried & Andersen negatives, was lost in a fire in 1886.
Answer: True
In 1886, Adolfo Farsari's photographic stock, which included the bulk of the Stillfried & Andersen negatives he possessed, was destroyed in a significant fire.
The firm Stillfried & Andersen ceased operations in 1878 following the partnership's dissolution.
Answer: False
Although the partnership was dissolved in 1878, Hermann Andersen continued operating the studio until its sale around 1885.
The legal disputes following the partnership dissolution exclusively involved Stillfried and Andersen.
Answer: False
The legal disputes after the partnership dissolution also involved Stillfried's brother, Franz von Stillfried.
Under what alternative name was the Stillfried & Andersen enterprise also known?
Answer: Japan Photographic Association
The Stillfried & Andersen photographic enterprise was also known by the name Japan Photographic Association.
What fate befell Adolfo Farsari's photographic stock, including Stillfried & Andersen negatives, in 1886?
Answer: It was destroyed in a fire.
In 1886, Adolfo Farsari's entire photographic stock, which included the bulk of the Stillfried & Andersen negatives he held, was destroyed in a fire.
Who continued operating the photographic studio after the legal dissolution of the partnership between Stillfried and Andersen?
Answer: Hermann Andersen
Hermann Andersen continued to operate the photographic studio subsequent to the legal dissolution of the partnership.
What occurred to the Stillfried & Andersen negatives held by Adolfo Farsari shortly after he acquired the firm?
Answer: They were destroyed in a fire.
The Stillfried & Andersen negatives held by Adolfo Farsari were destroyed in a fire in 1886.
What was the fate of the Stillfried & Andersen firm after 1885?
Answer: It was acquired by Adolfo Farsari and later destroyed by fire.
After 1885, the firm was acquired by Adolfo Farsari, whose photographic stock, including Stillfried & Andersen negatives, was subsequently destroyed in a fire in 1886.
The Stillfried & Andersen photographic studio was primarily located in Tokyo, Japan.
Answer: False
The Stillfried & Andersen photographic studio was primarily located in Yokohama, Japan, not Tokyo.
The Stillfried & Andersen studio operated exclusively between the years 1876 and 1885.
Answer: True
The operational period for the Stillfried & Andersen photographic studio is documented as being between 1876 and 1885.
Baron Raimund von Stillfried established his residency in Yokohama in 1868.
Answer: True
Baron Raimund von Stillfried established his residency in Yokohama, Japan, in the year 1868.
Baron Raimund von Stillfried visited Japan only once before settling there.
Answer: False
Baron Raimund von Stillfried made at least two visits to Japan in the 1860s prior to establishing his residency there.
The Stillfried & Andersen studio operated from 1862 to 1885.
Answer: False
The primary operational period for the Stillfried & Andersen studio is documented as 1876 to 1885. Baron Stillfried arrived in Japan earlier, around 1868.
In which city and country was the Stillfried & Andersen photographic studio principally based?
Answer: Yokohama, Japan
The Stillfried & Andersen photographic studio was principally based in Yokohama, Japan.
During which specific years did the Stillfried & Andersen photographic studio operate?
Answer: 1876-1885
The Stillfried & Andersen photographic studio operated between the years 1876 and 1885.
In which decade did Baron Raimund von Stillfried first establish residency in Yokohama?
Answer: 1860s
Baron Raimund von Stillfried established his residency in Yokohama during the 1860s, specifically in 1868.
Photographs by Stillfried & Andersen are held in the collection of the Musée Guimet in Paris.
Answer: True
The Musée Guimet in Paris is one of the prominent institutions that holds photographic works by Stillfried & Andersen.
The Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) is an international database that provides authority records for Stillfried & Andersen.
Answer: True
The Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) is cited as one of the databases providing authority records for Stillfried & Andersen.
Stillfried & Andersen's works are held by the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal.
Answer: True
The Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal is among the institutions that house photographic works created by Stillfried & Andersen.
The Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) is a national database containing records for Stillfried & Andersen.
Answer: False
The Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) is an international bibliographic database, not a national one, that contains authority records for Stillfried & Andersen.
The RKD Artists database is a resource for finding information on Stillfried & Andersen.
Answer: True
The RKD Artists database is listed as a resource containing information and authority records for Stillfried & Andersen.
Which of the following is identified as an international database providing authority records for Stillfried & Andersen?
Answer: VIAF
The Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) is cited as an international database containing authority records for Stillfried & Andersen.
Which institution located in Paris holds photographs by Stillfried & Andersen?
Answer: The Musée Guimet
The Musée Guimet in Paris is one of the institutions that holds photographic works by Stillfried & Andersen.
Which of the following databases is mentioned as a resource for artist-specific information on Stillfried & Andersen?
Answer: RKD Artists
The RKD Artists database is cited as a resource providing artist-specific information on Stillfried & Andersen.
Which of the following is NOT listed as a major institution holding photographs by Stillfried & Andersen?
Answer: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
While the Royal Collection Trust, Canadian Centre for Architecture, and Musée Guimet are listed as holding Stillfried & Andersen photographs, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is not mentioned in this context.
Which national database is mentioned as holding authority records for Stillfried & Andersen?
Answer: Library of Congress
The United States Library of Congress is cited as a national database that holds authority records for Stillfried & Andersen.