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ANGEL ALONSO MARTINEZ Y HERMANO

The Infanta Concepcion de Bourbon (1859-61) and her nurse

c.1860

Albumen print | 9.0 x 6.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2907660

Photograph of Infanta Maria de la Concepcion (1859-62) in the arms of her nurse, who stands facing front. The Infanta wears a long dress and a bonnet.

  • Creator(s)

    Angel Alonso Martinez y Hermano (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Infanta Maria de la Concepcion (1859-61)

  • annotation: The Infanta Concepcion de/ Bourbon & her Nurse.- [beneath work]

  • 9.0 x 6.2 cm (image)

    10.1 x 6.8 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Infanta Concepcion de Bourbon and her nurse. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Photography
        • Photographs
          • Photograph albums
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Biological sciences
        • Zoology
          • Animals
            • Mammals
              • Humans
                • Babies (human)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
        • albums
          • photograph albums
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