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CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889)

1860

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907741

Photograph of Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, standing, facing left, her face captured in profile. She rests her left hand on a plinth. On the plinth is a sculpture of two putti. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.

  • Creator(s)

    Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889)

  • annotation: The Duchess of Cambridge 1860. [beneath work]

  • 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image)

    9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Duchess of Cambridge, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Biological sciences
        • Zoology
          • Animals
            • Mythical creatures
              • Putti
              • Cherubs
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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