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Leonida Caldesi (1823-91)
The Honourable Louisa Gordon and the Honourable Eleanor Stanley Jun 1857
RCIN 2083755
Glass plate negative of a full length double portrait of Louisa Gordon (b. 1829) and Eleanor Stanley (b. 1821) facing each other. Gordon stands on the right holding a handkercief and a hat in one hand, and looks towards the camera. Stanley stands on the left, and places one hand on Gordon's shoulder. There is a column, a window and drapery in the background.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print from this negative exists in the Collection, RCIN 2906644.
The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print from this negative exists in the Collection, RCIN 2906644.
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Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Louisa Frances Charlotte Ponsonby (1829-1910)Eleanor Long (1821-1903) -
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- negatives
- glass plate negatives
- negatives
- photographs
- visual works
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