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Queen Victoria sitting in a chair, in a garden

Photograph
late 1860s (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Carte-de-visite depicting a woman sat in a wooden chair, in profile, with an umbrella leaning against the back of the chair. Another woman is sat in a chair, facing right, reading, with a bunch of flowers on the right of the image. In the background is a lawn with a tree trunk on the left of the image.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleQueen Victoria sitting in a chair, in a garden (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by W & D. Downey, photograph of Queen Victoria sitting in a chair, in a garden, being read to by another woman, albumen print, late 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a woman sat in a wooden chair, in profile, with an umbrella leaning against the back of the chair. Another woman is sat in a chair, facing right, reading, with a bunch of flowers on the right of the image. In the background is a lawn with a tree trunk on the left of the image.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 94mm
  • Image width: 60mm
  • Card height: 101mm
  • Card width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'W & D. DOWNEY PHOT/ COPYRIGHT''

    Note
    Printed on recto beneath image.

  • 'W & D. DOWNEY/ PHOTOGRAPHERS/ PATRONIZED BY HER MAJESTY/ 9, Eldon Square/ NEWCASTLE ON TYNE''

    Note
    Printed on verso, as part of logo.

  • 'W.774'

    Note
    Handwritten on verso in pen.

  • '2003-5001_2_23757'

    Note
    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.
Subject depicted
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • W.774 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 2003-5001_2_23757 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.13-2018

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Record createdJanuary 18, 2018
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