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George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl

Photograph
mid-19th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of a man, standing in profile, wearing a kilt and tartan socks, with a walking stick and hat in his left hand. This is George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl (1814-1864), a Scottish peer and freemason.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGeorge Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted onto card.
Brief description
Photograph by an unknown photographer (possibly Alexander Hill), Portrait of George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, albumen print, mid-19th century.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of a man, standing in profile, wearing a kilt and tartan socks, with a walking stick and hat in his left hand. This is George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl (1814-1864), a Scottish peer and freemason.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 86mm
  • Image width: 56mm
  • Card height: 101mm
  • Card width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Duke of Atholl (Handwritten on verso in ink.)
  • ? Alexr Hill, / Edinburgh (Handwritten on verso in pencil.)
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.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.294 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1827-2017

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Record createdJuly 28, 2017
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