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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

    AFTER JOHN HAVERS (ACTIVE 1854)

    Greenwich Pensioners

    1893 copy after an original of 1854

    Carbon print | 10.9 x 12.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2906159

    Photograph of a group of three Greenwich pensioners, seated and facing the viewer. On the left is the 'Boatswain of Royal Charles' wearing a bicorn hat; in the middle is the 'Adjutant' wearing a cap and on the right is 'The Poet' who also wears a bicorn hat.

    • Creator(s)

      After John Havers (active 1854) (photographer)

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

      Subject(s)

      Navy-GB-Pensioners,Royal Hospital,Greenwich
      Royal Hospital, Greenwich (to 1869)

    • 10.9 x 12.7 cm (image)

    • From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Industries, Crafts and Trades
          • Clothing
            • Headgear
              • Hats
                • Bicorne hats
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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