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Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)
Princess Helena and Princess Louise Sep 1854
Salted paper print | 9.8 x 12.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2900043
Photograph of Princess Helena (1846-1923) and Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) seated in pannier baskets on a mule. The groom, Jones, stands to right holding the reins and looking towards the camera.
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Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Helena (1846-1923)Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) -
annotation: Princess Helena and Princess Louise,/ on the Mule./ Sept: 1854./ By Mr Becker. [beneath work]
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9.8 x 12.2 cm (image)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
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