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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

    AFTER JOHN DILLWYN LLEWELYN (1810-82)

    'In Caswell Bay, Glamorganshire'

    1869 copy after an original of 1853

    Albumen print | 16.1 x 19.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906052

    Photograph of a sandy beach on which stands a solitary female figure wearing a bonnet and facing the viewer. A rocky outcrop dominates the right side of the photograph. In the foreground is a wicker basket with its lid leaning against the side.

    Re-printed in albumen by William Bambridge in 1869.

    • Creator(s)

      After John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810-82) (photographer)

      William Bambridge (1820-79) (photographer)

    • 16.1 x 19.3 cm (image)

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

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Wales
              • Glamorgan [Wales]
              • Swansea [Wales]
                • Caswell Bay [Swansea]
        • Physiography
          • Beaches
          • Oceans
            • Sea
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