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A portrait of the Webb Brothers as 'The two Dromino'

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of the Webb Brothers as 'The two Dromino'. Charles and Henry Berry Webb standing with their knees bent and their hands on their thighs. They are playing the characters from 'The Comedy of Errors' the Dromino Twins.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA portrait of the Webb Brothers as 'The two Dromino' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by Southwell Brothers, a portrait of the Webb Brothers as 'The two Dromino', albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of the Webb Brothers as 'The two Dromino'. Charles and Henry Berry Webb standing with their knees bent and their hands on their thighs. They are playing the characters from 'The Comedy of Errors' the Dromino Twins.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SOUTHWELL / BROTHERS / Photographers Royal. / 16 & 22 BAKER STREET / LONDON (Printed on verso, part of logo.)
  • 'SOUTHWELL BROS / COPYRIGHT' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
  • 'The two Dromino' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
  • 'messr webster' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
  • 'Duplicate' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
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)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • inv 12954 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.4428-2018

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Record createdOctober 4, 2018
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