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LONDON STEREOSCOPIC AND PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY : LONDON

Octavius Farquharson

c.1860

Albumen print | 8.9 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2911388

Photograph of a full length portrait of Octavius Farquharson, standing , facing hree-quarters to the left. He poses with his right foot raised and resting on a prop. He wears full Highland dress. He poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting a landscape scene.

  • Creator(s)

    London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company : London (photographer)

    London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company : London (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Octavius Farquharson (active 1860)

  • annotation: Octavius Farquharson. [beneath work]

  • 8.9 x 5.5 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Costume & National dress
          • Costume-Great Britain
            • Costume-Scotland
              • Scottish Highland Dress
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
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