Group portrait of a woman and four children
Photograph
ca. 1860s (photographed)
ca. 1860s (photographed)
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Carte-de-visite depicting a woman in a full length dress holding two horses. A child sits on the smaller horse on the left of the image and three children are on the horse on the right of the image, one astride and two in baskets either side. External scene with a doorway in the background. Landscape orientation.
Object details
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| Title | Group portrait of a woman and four children (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen photograph mounted on card. |
| Brief description | Photograph by W & D. Downey, group portrait of a woman and four children, albumen print, ca. 1860s |
| Physical description | Carte-de-visite depicting a woman in a full length dress holding two horses. A child sits on the smaller horse on the left of the image and three children are on the horse on the right of the image, one astride and two in baskets either side. External scene with a doorway in the background. Landscape orientation. |
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| 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. |
| Associated object | PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.24-2018 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2018 |
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