Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Attributed to Frederick Holland Mares
'Rotunda and Lying-in Hospital, Dublin' c.1860
Albumen print | 7.5 x 7.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2320090
Photograph of an exterior view of the Rotunda and Lying-In Hospital, now known as the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. There is a horse and cart parked in front of the hospital, in the middle ground.
The Lying-In Hospital was founded in 1745 and was a maternity hospital. 'Lying-in' refers to the confinement of new-mothers following labour. The hospital was renamed the Rotunda Hospital in reference to its notable architecture.
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Creator(s)
Attributed to Frederick Holland Mares (photographer)
Attributed to James Simonton (photographer)
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7.5 x 7.2 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)
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From an album compiled by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Ireland
- Dublin [Ireland]
- Rotunda Hospital [Dublin]
- Ambassador Theatre [Dublin]
- Dublin [Ireland]
- Ireland
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Secular architecture
- Hospitals
- Secular architecture
- Architecture
- visual works
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