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Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
Miniatures 1857
Albumen print | 13.8 x 22.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2081458
Photograph of three framed miniatures that were displayed at the 1857 Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition. Beneath each miniature is a metal ribbon identifying the sitter. From left to right the sitters are John Milton, Oliver Cromwell and Lady Rachel Russell.
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Creator(s)
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Russell, Rachel, Lady (1636-1723)Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)John Milton (1608-1674) -
13.8 x 22.7 cm (image)
54.5 x 35.8 cm (page dimensions)
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Presented to Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
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