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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

    PHILIP HENRY DELAMOTTE (1821-89)

    'Guy Fawkes'

    1853

    Salted paper print | 15.1 x 20.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2932749

    Photograph of a group of eight men, women and children standing around a bonfire with an effigy of Guy Fawkes on the top. Some of the men and boys hold pitch forks as they stoke the fire. A light-coloured dog stands in the foreground. There are a number of trees in the background.

    • Creator(s)

      Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89) (photographer)

    • 15.1 x 20.3 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Chemistry
          • Fires
            • Bonfires
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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