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OSCAR GUSTAV REJLANDER (1813-75)

'A Study'

1857

Salted paper print | 19.6 x 14.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2932755

Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified woman standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head to face the viewer. The woman wears a light colour bonnet, the bow tied beneath her chin, a dark colour jacket, a light colour shirt with lace collar and sleeves, and a checked, three-tier skirt.

  • Creator(s)

    Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813-75) (photographer)

  • 19.6 x 14.9 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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