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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Lady Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900)

    1859

    Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2910637

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Lady Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900) seated at a table, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks down at a book she holds open in her right hand.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Lady Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900)

    • annotation: ditto. [beneath work]

    • 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)

      9.8 x 6.5 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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