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The Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1838

Photograph
c. 1841 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Hogg, Jabez (photographer)
Hayter, George (Sir) (painter)
Place of origin
Westminster (photographed)

Daguerreotype made directly from a painting of the coronation of Queen Victoria by Sir George Hayter in 1839, which is now in the Royal Collection (RCIN 405409). The daguerreotype is in a cream card mount and glazed. The verso of the object is backed with paper. The mount and glazing are held together with a red tape edging.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Pageants and Ceremonies
Royalty
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitleThe Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1838 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Framed daguerreotype
Copper
Glass
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber Product)
Daguerreotype
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Jabez Hogg after a painting by Sir George Hayter, The Coronation of Queen Victoria, daguerreotype, c. 1841.
Physical description
Daguerreotype made directly from a painting of the coronation of Queen Victoria by Sir George Hayter in 1839, which is now in the Royal Collection (RCIN 405409). The daguerreotype is in a cream card mount and glazed. The verso of the object is backed with paper. The mount and glazing are held together with a red tape edging.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 61mm
  • Image width: 85mm
  • Frame height: 120mm
  • Frame width: 145mm
  • Frame depth: 5mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • The Queen's Coronation / in Westminster Abbey / 1837. / from original Picture (Handwritten on verso in ink, on an original sticker. 'RPS 2377' handwritten in later hand on same sticker.)
  • probably photographed / by Jabez Hogg. / 1841 Daguerreotype probably by Jabez Hogg / in 1841 from a picture. / No 17. (Verso - handwritten in later hand on original paper backing and on a later piece of paper that obscures an original inscription.)
  • (RPS numbers handwritten on verso in black ink and pencil. Green sticker with '24' on verso. Brown paper with '17' handwritten in ink, stuck on recto, on bottom left corner of glazing.)
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
Gift no. 2377.
Production
This daguerreotype was made after a painting by Sir George Hayter.
Associated object
PROV.6590-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG1035 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 2003-5001/2/28154 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • 13007 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • C7/D3 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • Cat no. 00D24 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 17 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • Gift no. 2377 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.486-2017

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Record createdJune 19, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1398717/the-coronation-of-queen-victoria-photograph-hogg-jabez/
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