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    Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889)

    c. 1859

    Albumen print | 6.3 x 4.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2906412

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889), standing next to a chair, facing three-quarters to the left. 

    Photograph taken at Rumpenheim in Hesse, Germany. Princess Augusta was one of Queen Victoria's (1819-1901) aunts.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889)

    • annotation: The Duchess of Cambridge/ 1859./ Rumpenheim [beneath work]

    • 6.3 x 4.4 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Princess Helena

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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