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    WILLIAM SOUTHWELL : 16 BAKER ST, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON

    Charlotte Campbell (1802-73)

    c.1861

    Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2910805

    Photograph of a full length portrait of the Honourable Charlotte Campbell (1802-73) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She places her right hand on a nearby table and she holds a stick in her left hand.

    Campbell was Woman of the Bedchamber from 1837 to 1873.

    • Creator(s)

      William Southwell : 16 Baker St, Portman Square, London (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Charlotte Campbell (1802-73)

    • annotation: The Hon: Mrs Campbell [beneath work]

    • 8.8 x 5.7 cm (image)

      9.5 x 6.2 cm (mount)

      23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    • Acquired by Prince Albert

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • albums
            • photograph albums
          • photographs
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