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A portrait of 'The late Ld. Herbert of Lea'

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
W. Walker & Sons (Photographer)
Place of origin
Marylebone (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'The late Ld. Herbert of Lea'. Right side profile, head and shoulders.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Politics
Portraits
Military
RPS Digitisation Project New
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'The late Ld. Herbert of Lea' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Messrs W. Walker & Sons, a portrait of 'The late Ld. Herbert of Lea', albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'The late Ld. Herbert of Lea'. Right side profile, head and shoulders.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MESSRS W. WALKER & SONS / Artists & Photographers / 64, MARGARET Street, / Cavendish Square, / W.' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • 'The late Ld. Herbert / of Lea / (Sidney Herbert)' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
  • 'MESS. WALKER & SONS, PHOTO: 64 Margaret St, Cavendish Sq' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
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.
Object history
He is Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810-1861) War secretary.
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.561 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4733-2018

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Record createdOctober 11, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1462508/a-portrait-of-the-late-photograph-w-walker/
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