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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

AFTER NICOLAAS HENNEMAN (1813-98)

'Zulu Woman and Child'

1892 copy after an original of 14 Jun 1853

Carbon print | 11.2 x 8.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2905925

Photograph of a full length portrait of a young female Zulu standing and facing three-quarters left. She wears a beaded necklace and a white banded headdress. She holds a child aged approximately four years old in her arms.

The 1892 carbon copy print is adhered over the top of the original albumen print.
  • Creator(s)

    After Nicolaas Henneman (1813-98) (photographer)

    Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

  • 11.2 x 8.1 cm (image)

  • Collected and arranged by Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • People
      • Children
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs