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    ARTHUR JAMES MELHUISH (1829-95)

    Melhuish's Views of Windsor Castle

    1856

    Leather and paper | 59.7 x 68.7 x 2.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2100150

    Photograph album bound in blue cloth with leather spine and edges and with gilt tooling containing views of Windsor Castle taken by Arthur James Melhuish.

    • Creator(s)

      Arthur James Melhuish (1829-95) (photographer)

    • 59.7 x 68.7 x 2.6 cm (whole object)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Berkshire [England]
                • Windsor [Berkshire]
                  • Windsor Castle
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • albums
            • photograph albums
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