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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    The Honourable Emily Sarah Cathcart (1834-1917)

    1860

    Albumen print | 7.8 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2910648

    Photograph of a full length portrait of the Honourable Emily Sarah Cathcart (1834-1917) seated at a table, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks down at a book laid open on the table.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Emily Sarah Cathcart (1834-1917)

    • annotation: ditto./ 1860. [beneath work]

    • 7.8 x 5.9 cm (image)

      9.7 x 6.6 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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