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A portrait of Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Hills & Saunders (Photographer)
Place of origin
Eton (photographed)
Oxford (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck (1833-1897), seated at a table facing away from camera, holding a book. Mother to Queen Mary. Duplicate to RPS.4171-2018.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Royalty
Portraits
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Hills & Saunders, a portrait of Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck (1833-1897), seated at a table facing away from camera, holding a book. Mother to Queen Mary. Duplicate to RPS.4171-2018.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
'PHOTOGRAPHERS / TO / Her Majesty the Queen / H.R.H the Prince of Wales / HILLS & SAUNDERS / ETON & OXFORD' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
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.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • W787 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 9 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4172-2018

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Record createdSeptember 27, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1461699/a-portrait-of-princess-mary-photograph-hills--saunders/
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