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Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Lady Harriet Hamilton (1834-1913) as Mary, Queen of Scots 12 - 12 May 1854

RCIN 2083677

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Glass plate negative of a full length portrait of Lady Harriet Hamilton kneeling to the left, her face captured in profile. She looks upwards and rests her hands on a prayer book positioned on top of a covered table in front of her. She is dressed in the guise of Mary Queen of Scots, wearing a light colour dress, headdress and pearl stomacher. Lady Hamilton wore the costume at Countess Walewska's Ball.

The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from this negative do not seem to exist in the Collection, however a variant from the same sitting is represented by RCIN 2906578.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton (1834-1913)
    Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)
  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • negatives
            • glass plate negatives
    Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Toys and Decorations
          • Theatrical costumes
            • Costume-Fancy Dress
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Costume & National dress
          • History of costume
            • Costume-Historical