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      LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)

      Henry Pelham, 5th Duke of Newcastle (1811-64)

      1857

      Salted paper print | 46.0 x 38.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2942108

      Photograph of a full length portrait of the Henry Pelham, 5th Duke of Newcastle (1811-64), standing, facing towards the camera. He turns his head and looks towards the right. He places his right hand on a pile of books on a table beside him.

      The photograph is signed by the creator in pencil, in the lower right corner.

      • Creator(s)

        Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)

        Subject(s)

        Henry Pelham, 5th Duke of Newcastle (1811-64)

      • annotation: 1857/1857/ Duke of Newcastle, born 1811 [beneath work]

      • 46.0 x 38.4 cm (image)

        72.5 x 53.5 cm (mount)

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
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