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Countess Virginia Somers

Photograph
ca. 1890 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full-length portrait of the countess standing on a balcony, holding a fan and looking to the right.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Countess Virginia Somers (assigned by artist)
  • Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer in three volumes, vol. III (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Platinum print
Brief description
Portrait of Countess Virginia Somers, Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer, Vol. 3, platinum print, ca. 1890
Physical description
Full-length portrait of the countess standing on a balcony, holding a fan and looking to the right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.8cm
  • Width: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Yours very truly / Virginia Somers' (Written by hand and signed on piece of paper (cut from a letter) affixed to album page below photograph.)
Credit line
Given by Eleanor M. Hollyer
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
7832-1938

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2004
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