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    WILLIAM SOUTHWELL : 16 BAKER ST, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON

    Lady Alexandrina-Victoria Murray (1845-1911)

    c.1860

    Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2911362

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Lady Alexandrina Victoria Murray, standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head slightly towards the camera. She holds a book open with both hands in front of her body, resting her hands on a plinth positioned in front of her.  She wears a plumed hat.

    • Creator(s)

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

      Subject(s)

      Lady Alexandrina Victoria Murray (1845-1911)

    • annotation: LADY ALEXANDRINA-VICTORIA MURRAY [beneath work]

    • 8.7 x 5.3 cm (image)

      9.5 x 6.2 cm (mount)

      22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    • Acquired by Prince Albert

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