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GUSTAV WILLIAM HENRY MULLINS (1854-1921)

Decoration at foot of stairs, Osborne

23 - 23 Jul 1885

Albumen print | 22.8 x 18.1 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2905700

Photograph of a view of the marble staircase at Osborne. At the base of the staircase is a sculptural group of the Amazons and Argonaut by Joseph Engel (RCIN 42537) and a canon.

  • Creator(s)

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

  • 22.8 x 18.1 cm (whole object)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Isle of Wight [England]
              • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                • Osborne House
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Plastic arts
        • Sculpture
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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