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FRANCES SALLY DAY (1815-92)

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) at Osborne

Jul 1859

Albumen print | 8.1 x 6.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900195

Photograph of a full length portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) seated on a bench. Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) stands on the bench beside her mother. Queen Victoria touches Princess Beatrice's cheek and looks at her daughter. Photograph taken at Osborne.

  • Creator(s)

    Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)
    Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

  • annotation: The Queen & Princefs Beatrice/ Osborne. July, 1859./ [lower right corner] Miss Day. [on page, beneath work]

  • 8.1 x 6.0 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • 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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