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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Mary Augusta, Countess of Sefton (1814-1906)

1888 after an original of c. 1860

Carbon print | 8.1 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2911122

Photograph of a full length portrait of the Countess of Sefton standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She gazes ahead, away from the camera. She rests her right hand on the back of a chair, positioned in front of her.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Mary Augusta, Countess of Sefton (1814-1906)

  • annotation: Countess of Sefton./ Reproduced & Printed in Carbon 1888. [beneath work]

  • 8.1 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

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