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    ATTRIBUTED TO LADY CATHERINE VERNON HARCOURT

    'St. Clair [sic]'

    c. 1858

    Albumen print | 17.6 x 22.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2917880

    Photograph of a view of St Clare Castle on the Isle of Wight. There is a fountain in the foreground.

    The Royal family visited the castle on a number of occasions. Notably, Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse honeymooned at the castle in 1862. Following a fire, in 1960 the castle was demolished.  

    • Creator(s)

      Attributed to Lady Catherine Vernon Harcourt (photographer)

    • 17.6 x 22.8 cm (image)

    • From an album compiled by Princess Helena

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Isle of Wight [England]
                • St Clare [Isle of Wight]
      • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
        • Architecture
          • Secular architecture
            • Fountains
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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