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Photographs 1842-61

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JOSEPH CAMILLE THOMAS CONTINI (1827-1892)

Chateau St Ursula, Cannes. Lord Londesborough's Seat

c. 1861

Albumen print | 17.5 x 23.3 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2932797

Photograph of a chateau, situated in the hillside of Cannes. The chateau is built in the medieval style and is bordered by a wall that runs down the hillside on which the chateau is built. The sea and hills are visible in the background.  

  • Creator(s)

    Joseph Camille Thomas Contini (1827-1892) (photographer)

  • 17.5 x 23.3 cm (image) (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • France
          • Alpes-Maritimes [Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]
            • Cannes [France]
              • Chateau St Ursula [Cannes]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Domestic architecture
          • Chateaux
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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