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    Sir Frederick Wright-Bruce (1814-67)

    c. 1859

    Albumen print | 2 x 1.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2906432

    Photograph of a head and shoulder length portrait of Sir Frederick Wright-Bruce (1814-67) facing towards the camera and gazing to the right.

    Wright-Bruce, a British diplomat and son of the famous Earl of Elgin (1766-1841) who removed the marbles from the Panethon in Athens.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce (1814-67)

    • annotation: Hon: J. Bruce [beneath work]

    • 2 x 1.7 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Princess Helena

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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