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Queen Victoria in a carriage

Photograph
ca. late 1860s (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Carte-de-visite depicting a woman in dark dress and veil sitting in a horse drawn carriage. A dog is visible to the left of the image and the rear legs of a horse can be seen at the right of the image. Lanscape oritentation in profile view of the scene.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleQueen Victoria in a carriage (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by W & D. Downey, Queen Victoria in a carriage, albumen print, ca. late 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a woman in dark dress and veil sitting in a horse drawn carriage. A dog is visible to the left of the image and the rear legs of a horse can be seen at the right of the image. Lanscape oritentation in profile view of the scene.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'W & D. DOWNEY/ PHOTOGRAPHERS/ PATRONIZED BY HER MAJESTY/ 9, Eldon Square/ NEWCASTLE ON TYNE.' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • '2003-5001/2/24869' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
  • 'Copyright.' (Printed on verso in ink.)
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
  • 2003-5001/2/24869 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.28-2018

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Record createdJanuary 19, 2018
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