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    FRANCES SALLY DAY (1815-92)

    Lady Alberth

    c. 1859

    Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2906438

    Photograph of a young Lady Albertha Hamilton (1847-1932) standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She looks down at a book she holds with both hands in front of her body. 

    Lady Albertha was a train bearer at Princess Helena's (1846-1923) wedding in 1866.

    • Creator(s)

      Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Albertha Frances Anne, Marchioness of Blandford (1847-1932)

    • annotation: Lady Albertha Hamilton/ Miss Day [beneath work]

    • 8.4 x 5.4 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Princess Helena

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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