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    GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

    Mrs Symon

    c. 1865

    Albumen print | 9.2 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2160376

    Photograph from an album of a full length portrait of ?Mrs Symon dressed in long gown with embroidered cuffs, sleeves and bodice. She wears a black bonnet with lace side frills and is seated next to a table on which she leans her right arm. She holds a closed book in her left hand.

    The Symon family were connected to Queen Victoria's personal servant, John Brown's family. Mrs Symon was probably a member of staff at Balmoral Castle.

    • Creator(s)

      George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

      GW Wilson, & Co, 25 Crown St, Aberdeen (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Maria Symon
      Anne Symon

    • 9.2 x 5.5 cm (image)

      26.3 x 34.4 cm (page dimensions)

    • Album: Princess Helena's album 1852-68

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                • Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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