Princess Louise
Photograph
23/01/1856 (photographed)
23/01/1856 (photographed)
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Photographic print in monochrome depicting a girl in fancy dress of a laced bodice, full skirt with an apron, adorned with necklace and gloves, standing on a stoll facing the camera. She holds a basket in her right hand.
Bottom right corn is completely torn out of the print.
Bottom right corn is completely torn out of the print.
Object details
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| Title | Princess Louise (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Roger Fenton, 'Princess Louise' in 'Les deux petits Savoyards', Windsor, albumen print, 1854. |
| Physical description | Photographic print in monochrome depicting a girl in fancy dress of a laced bodice, full skirt with an apron, adorned with necklace and gloves, standing on a stoll facing the camera. She holds a basket in her right hand. Bottom right corn is completely torn out of the print. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '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. |
| Object history | A performance of 'Les Deux Petits Savoyards' was given on 16 January 1854. This was Roger Fenton's first commission for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; the photograph was taken on 23 January 1854, a week after the performance. Les Deux Petits Savoyards, an one-act 'opera-comique' was composed by Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac and was first performed in 1789. (Royal Collection) |
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| Accession number | RPS.5216-2018 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2018 |
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