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AFTER LADY CATHERINE VERNON-HARCOURT (D. 1880)

'The Dowager Countess of Morley'; Frances, Countess of Morley (1781-1857)

1889 copy after an original of 1854

Carbon print | 12.0 x 9.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906593

Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Frances, Countess of Morley (1781-1857) seated, facing towards the camera. She holds a book open with both hands, propping it up against her lap. The open page depicts an illustration. There is a large ornamental vase in the background, on the left.

  • Creator(s)

    After Lady Catherine Vernon-Harcourt (d. 1880) (photographer)

    Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

  • Reproduced & Printed in Carbon by [break] Mullins 1889

  • 12.0 x 9.3 cm (image)

    28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

  • The Dowager Countess of Morley, 1854 [Photograohic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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