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    PRINCE ALFRED, DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND SAXE-COBURG & GOTHA (1844-1900)

    Edward Cowley (1817-93) and Gustav Mayet

    1865

    Albumen print | 9.1 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2917817

    Photograph of a full length double portrait of Edward Cowley and Gustav Mayet.  Cowley is seated, facing three-quarters to the left. He poses with his legs crossed and looks down at a book he holds in front of his chest with both hands. Mayet stands beside him, facing slightly towards him. They both wear suits. Photograph taken in Windsor.

    Cowley was a jaegar for the Royal Household. Mayet worked for the Royal Household.

    • Creator(s)

      Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Edward Cowley (1817-93)
      Mayet, Gustav, Royal Household (fl.1859-1872)

    • 9.1 x 5.8 cm (image)

    • From an album of photographs taken and arranged by Prince Alfred

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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