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A portrait of two girls

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Alfred Lane (photographer)
Place of origin
Hungerford (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of two girls. The girl on the right is seated on a wooden chair and the girl on the left is standing. They are both wearing short sleeve dresses.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of two girls (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Alfred Lane, a portrait of two girls, albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of two girls. The girl on the right is seated on a wooden chair and the girl on the left is standing. They are both wearing short sleeve dresses.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105mm
  • Width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ALFRED LANE, / Photographer, / Hungerford / Patronized by H.R.H. / THE PRINCE OF WALES.' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • 'E.E. Ellen' (Handwritten in pencil 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.
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG303 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 1-36-20 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.5133-2018

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Record createdOctober 26, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1463363/a-portrait-of-two-girls-photograph-alfred-lane/
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