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Photograph

1841 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A daguerreotype portrait of Herbert Ingram, founder of The Illustrated London News.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Daguerreotype
Brief description
Photograph portrait of Herbert Ingram MP, daguerreotype, Great Britain, 1841
Physical description
A daguerreotype portrait of Herbert Ingram, founder of The Illustrated London News.
Dimensions
  • Size of image height: 9cm
  • Size of image width: 6.7cm
  • Size of glass mount height: 14.5cm
  • Size of glass mount width: 12cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed by scratching on the back of the copper plate 'Herbert Ingram Projector and Prop of Illustrated London News 1841' ans 'aged 40' Inscribed in ink on the back of the mount 'Mr Herbert Ingram Born in 1811 May 27 died Sept 8 1860 drowned in Laje Michagin [sic] together with his eldest son Herbert'
Production
Anonymous
Subject depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Collection
Accession number
E.1104-1996

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
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