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HUGHES & MULLINS (1883-1917)

Ralph Bernal Osborne (1808-82)

1888 after an original of c.1860

Carbon print | 8.4 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2911358

Photograph of a full length portrait of Ralph Bernal Osborne Esquire, M.P., standing, facing three-quarters to the left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He holds his hands behind his back. He poses in front of a painted backdrop.

  • Creator(s)

    Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Ralph Bernal Osborne (1808-82)

  • annotation: Bernal Osborne Esq. M.P./ Reproduced & Printed in Carbon 1888. [beneath work]

  • 8.4 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
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