Portrait of a Patient
Photograph
c.1855 (photographed)
c.1855 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Sepia-toned photograph depicting a seated girl wearing Victorian clothing and draped in a shawl
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of a Patient (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Salted paper print from a calotype negative |
| Brief description | Photograph by Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond, 'Portrait of a Patient, Surrey County Asylum', about 1855, salted paper print from calotype negative |
| Physical description | Sepia-toned photograph depicting a seated girl wearing Victorian clothing and draped in a shawl |
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| 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. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.2472-2017 |
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| Record created | September 25, 2017 |
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