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UNKNOWN PERSON

Elizabeth Grey, Baroness de Ros (1832-92)

c. 1860

Albumen print | 6.9 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2910748

Photograph of a full length portrait of Elizabeth Grey, Baroness de Ros (1832-92) seated, facing three-quarters to the right. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She poses with her hands in her lap.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Elizabeth Grey, Baroness de Ros (1832-1892)

  • annotation: Lady Elizabeth De Ros. [beneath work]

  • 6.9 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.9 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

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