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A portrait of 'Lord Elcho'

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
John & Charles Watkins (photographer)
Place of origin
Westminster (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Lord Elcho', head and neck. He is Francis Wemyss-Charteris-Douglas, 10th Earl of Wemyss (1818-1914) as Lord Elcho.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Politics
Portraits
Military
RPS Digitisation Project New
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Lord Elcho' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by John & Charles Watkins, a portrait of 'Lord Elcho', albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Lord Elcho', head and neck. He is Francis Wemyss-Charteris-Douglas, 10th Earl of Wemyss (1818-1914) as Lord Elcho.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'JOHN & CHARLES WATKINS / Photographers / TO THE QUEEN / THE PRINCE OF WALES / & The Ex Royal Family of France / 34, PARLIAMENT STREET / LONDON / S.W.' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • 'Lord Elcho' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
  • 'John & Charles Watkins, Photo / 34, Parliament St. London' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
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
  • RPS.W.575 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4801-2018

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Record createdOctober 12, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1462606/a-portrait-of-lord-elcho-photograph-john--charles/
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