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Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929) was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist.
The Berlin-born photographer Arthur Benda worked in the photo studio Madame d'Ora in Vienna, which was the most acclaimed portrait-studio in fin de siècle Vienna.
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Hugo v. Hofmannsthal / studio portrait by Madame d'Ora, Leo Baeck Institute, F 2893B.