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JABEZ HUGHES (1819-84)

Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman (1799-1888)

1875 after an original of c.1863

Carbon print | 9.7 x 6.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2911455

Photograph of a full length portrait of Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman seated on a chair, facing three-quarters to the left. He looks ahead, away from the camera. He poses with his legs crossed and holds a document on his lap.

  • Creator(s)

    Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman (1799-1888)

  • annotation: Lord Portman./ Reproduced. 1875. [beneath work]

  • 9.7 x 6.4 cm (image)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
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