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CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

Lady Victoria Schomberg Kerr later Victoria, Marchioness of Lothian (1845-1938)

c.1860-8

Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2911516

Photograph of a full length portrait of Lady Victoria Schomberg Kerr, standing, facing slightly towards the left. She turns her heads towards the right and looks towards the camera. She holds what appears to be a vine in her left hand and holds her dress with her right hand. She poses in front of a sculpture on a plinth and a painted backdrop.

  • Creator(s)

    Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Victoria, Marchioness of Lothian (1845-1938)

  • annotation: Lady Victoria Schomberg Kerr. [beneath work]

  • 8.4 x 5.6 cm (image)

    9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    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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