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FRANCES SALLY DAY (1815-92)

Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)

Jul 1859

Albumen print | 7.7 x 4.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2513457

Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She holds a parasol open over her head, holding the handle in her right hand. Photograph taken on the terrace at Osborne.

  • Creator(s)

    Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)

  • annotation: Osborne./ July 1859. [beneath work, right side]

  • 7.7 x 4.9 cm (image)

    9.5 x 6.5 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Travel Goods
          • Parasols
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Isle of Wight [England]
              • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                • Osborne House
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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