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WILLIAM SOUTHWELL : 16 BAKER ST, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON

Frances, Viscountess Chewton (d.1902) with her two sons

1860

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2910717

Photograph of a full length group portrait of Frances, Viscountess Chewton seated with her two young sons, William Frederick and Henry Noel. The Viscountess is seated in the middle, her elder son leaning against a small table and her younger son standing by her side, holding her hand.

  • Creator(s)

    William Southwell : 16 Baker St, Portman Square, London (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Frances, Viscountess Chewton (d.1902)
    Henry Noel Waldegrave 11th Earl (1854-1936)
    William Frederick Waldegrave 9th Earl (1851-1930)

  • annotation: Lady Chewton/ her sons Lord Waldegrave & [illegible] [beneath work]

  • 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.5 x 5.7 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

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