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Lady Emily Augusta Cavendish (active 1843-1860)

1860

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2910626

Photograph of a full length portrait of Lady Emily Augusta Cavendish (active 1843-1860) standing, facing a quarter to the right. She gazes ahead, away from the camera, and holds her hands together in front of her body. She poses in front of a painted backdrop. 

Cavendish was the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel William Henry Frederick Cavendish, Groom-in-Waiting between 1854 and 1877.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Lady Emily Augusta Cavendish (active 1843-1860)

  • annotation: Lady Emily Cavendish./ 1860. [beneath work]

  • 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.4 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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