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AFTER ANTOINE FRANÇOIS JEAN CLAUDET (1797-1867)

Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)

1854

Albumen print | 6.2 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2513453

Photograph after a stereoscopic daguerreotype of a full length portrait of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) standing, facing towards the camera. She gazes to the left. She holds a pair of gloves in her left hand and some sort of stick or device in her right hand. She poses in front of a window.

  • Creator(s)

    After Antoine François Jean Claudet (1797-1867) (photographer)

    Previously attributed to Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)

  • annotation: 1854. [beneath work, right side]

  • 6.2 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.5 x 6.5 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Construction
        • Structural parts of buildings
          • Windows
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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