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J BATEMANN : 54 ST GEORGE'S STREET, CANTERBURY

Mrs Savile

1874

Albumen print | 9.5 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2911505

Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Mrs Savile, standing, facing right, her back facing slightly towards the camera. She holds a basket in front of her body.

Savile was the daughter of the Reverend Doctor Stevenson

  • Creator(s)

    J Batemann : 54 St George's Street, Canterbury (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Savile, Mrs, d. Rev. Dr Stevenson (fl.1870s)

  • annotation: Mrs Savile 1874./ Daughter of the Rev. Dr. Stevenson. [beneath work]

  • 9.5 x 5.9 cm (image)

    9.6 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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