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GHÉMAR FRÈRES (ACTIVE 1859-94)

Queen Victoria (1819-1901)

c. 1862 - c. 1863

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2908059

Photograph of Queen Victoria in mourning for Prince Albert. The Queen is seated at a table and is holding a small portrait of the Prince in her right hand.

  • Creator(s)

    Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

  • 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

  • The Queen, 1863. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Mourning
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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