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CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

Mary Georgina Frances Hardinge, née Ellis (1836-1917)

c.1859-60

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2910683

Photograph of a full length portrait of Mary Georgina Frances Hardinge (1836-1917) seated, facing slightly towards the right. She turns her head and looks towards the left. She rests her left arm on a pedestal beside her. Photograph taken in an interior.

Hardinge was a Woman of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925).

  • Creator(s)

    Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Mary Georgina Frances Hardinge (1836-1917)

  • annotation: The Hon: Mrs G. Hardinge. [beneath work]

  • 8.6 x 5.6 cm (image)

    9.5 x 6.3 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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