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    FRANCES SALLY DAY (1815-92)

    General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70)

    c. 1859

    Albumen print | 7.8 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2906456

    Phtograph of a full length portrait of General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70) seated, facing left, his face captured in profile. He holds  hat in his right hand.  

    Grey served as secretary to Prince Albert (1819-61) from 1849 to 1861 and as secretary to Queen Victoria (1819-1901) from 1861 until his death in 1870.

    • Creator(s)

      Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70)

    • annotation: General Grey [beneath work]

    • 7.8 x 5.7 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Princess Helena

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Isle of Wight [England]
                • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                  • Osborne House
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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