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    ATTRIBUTED TO ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

    Osborne House

    Aug 1855

    Albumen print | 38.0 x 44.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2104680

    Photograph of a view of Osborne House taken from the lawn in front of the main wing of the House. The view shows the pavilion and terrace.

    • Creator(s)

      Attributed to Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    • 38.0 x 44.1 cm (image)

    • Given to J.C. Cowell, Governor of Prince Alfred in 1856 and Master of the Household from 1866 to 1894, by Queen Victoria on October 11th, 1857

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Isle of Wight [England]
                • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                  • Osborne House
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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