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The Christening of Victoria, Princess Royal, 10 February 1841

Photograph
c. 1841 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Hogg, Jabez (photographer)
Leslie, Charles Robert (R.A.) (painter)
Place of origin
Westminster (photographed)

Daguerreotype made directly from a painting called 'The Christening of Victoria, Princess Royal, 10 February 1841' by Charles Robert Leslie in 1841-2, which was painted for Queen Victoria and is now in the Royal Collection (RCIN 404467). The daguerreotype is in a cream card mount and glazed. The verso of the object is backed with paper and tape. The mount and glazing are held together with a black tape edging.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Pageants and Ceremonies
Royalty
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
RPS Digitisation Project
Object type
Photograph
TitleThe Christening of Victoria, Princess Royal, 10 February 1841 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Framed daguerreotype
Copper
Glass
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber Product)
Daguerreotype
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Jabez Hogg after a painting by Charles Robert Leslie, Christening of the Princess Royal, daguerreotype, c. 1841.
Physical description
Daguerreotype made directly from a painting called 'The Christening of Victoria, Princess Royal, 10 February 1841' by Charles Robert Leslie in 1841-2, which was painted for Queen Victoria and is now in the Royal Collection (RCIN 404467). The daguerreotype is in a cream card mount and glazed. The verso of the object is backed with paper and tape. The mount and glazing are held together with a black tape edging.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 70mm
  • Image width: 94mm
  • Frame height: 121mm
  • Frame width: 144mm
  • Frame depth: 4mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Christening of the / Princess Royal / From the original painting / in the possession of the Queen (Handwritten on verso in ink, on original paper backing.)
  • From the original picture in / the possession of H. H. the Queen / painted Leslie R.A. (Handwritten on verso in black ink.)
  • (RPS numbers handwritten on verso in black ink and pencil. Green sticker with '27' on recto, on verso. Brown paper with '18' handwritten in ink, on recto, on bottom left corner of glazing.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Object history
Gift no. 2377.
Production
This daguerreotype was made after a painting by Charles Robert Leslie.
Associated object
PROV.6594-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG1037 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 2003-5001/2/28152 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • 13005 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • C7/D3 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • Cat no. 26 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 15 - Royal Photographic Society number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.488-2017

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Record createdJune 19, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1398746/the-christening-of-victoria-princess-photograph-hogg-jabez/
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