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Frances Sally Day (1815-92)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) with Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), when Prince Alfred 1860
Albumen print | 7.7 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2907904
Photograph of Victoria, Duchess of Kent with her grandson, Prince Alfred. The Duchess poses with her left arm around Prince Alfred's shoulders. Prince Alfred stands facing left, towards his grandmother.
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Creator(s)
Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)
Previously attributed to Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) -
annotation: Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent/ and Prince Alfred./ 1860. [beneath work]
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7.7 x 5.1 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
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Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Prince Alfred, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
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Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
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