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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

AFTER MOULIN ATELIER PHOTOGRAPHIQUE (ACTIVE C.1851-69)

Portrait of a young woman

1868 copy after an original of 1853

Albumen print | 21.3 x 16.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2906025

Photograph of a young woman standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head towards the camera and gazes to the right. She holds a net in her right hand and carries a basket over her body. The woman wears a scarf over her head, a patterned shirt, a skirt and a striped apron and is barefoot. She is posed in a studio, modelled to resemble a beach. Pebbles and shells have been placed on the ground.

  • Creator(s)

    After Moulin Atelier Photographique (active c.1851-69) (photographer)

    William Bambridge (1819-79) (photographer)

  • 21.3 x 16.1 cm (image)

  • From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Decorative motifs
        • Basketwork
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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