Adèle was the name of a photo studio in Vienna that was known for its portrait photos. The studio was founded by Joseph PERLMUTTER in 1862 for his children Adele, Wilhelm and Max. The family came from Galicia. Adele PERLMUTTER, who gave her name for the studio, was the court photographer from 1868 and received numerous awards. From 1862, the studio had its first location in the newly opened Hôtel de l'Europe, Praterstraße 18 on the corner of what was then Untere Fischergasse (today Aspernbrückengasse), where it can be found until 1885, with the building address changing to Asperngasse 2 in 1876. The second studio was at Graben 19 (1874–1938). There was also an open-air studio (1879-1884) in the former zoo in the Prater, where "photograpie hippique" was taken, and branches at Wallfischgasse 9 (1886) and 11 (1887-1900), and in Ischl, the site of the imperial summer residence. Adele PERLMUTTER retired from the business around 1890. However, the photo studio continued under the name "Adèle". From about 1890 it was run by Wilhelm PERLMUTTER as sole owner. In 1894 he changed his surname to "Förster"; his son Ernst, born on December 4, 1879, became co-owner in 1908. Wilhelm PERLMUTTER or FORSTER died on February 14, 1918 at the age of 75. After that, Ernst FORSTER was the only owner of the studio, which at times also operated under the name "Adèle-Förster". In 1904 he took part in the exhibition of the Vienna Photographic Society in the Austrian Museum for Art and Industry, left the Jewish community in 1914 and emigrated to Czechoslovakia together with his wife Helene in 1938, the year Austria was annexed to the German Reich. In 1942, the couple were deported from Prague to the Theresienstadt camp, known as the ghetto, where living conditions were appalling and there was a lack of any medical care. According to the death notice issued there, Ernst FORSTER died of pneumonia and blood poisoning in Block E IIIa on July 26, 1943.