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A portrait of 'Capt George Barry, 12th Lancers'

Photograph
1870-1879 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
William Lawrence (photographer)
Place of origin
Dublin (city) (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Capt George Barry, 12th Lancers'. A man standing in military uniform, he is holding a sword in his left hand and a hat with feathers in his right. There is a table to the right of the image.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Capt George Barry, 12th Lancers' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by William Lawrence, a portrait of 'Capt George Barry, 12th Lancers', albumen print, ca. 1870s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Capt George Barry, 12th Lancers'. A man standing in military uniform, he is holding a sword in his left hand and a hat with feathers in his right. There is a table to the right of the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105mm
  • Width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WILLIAM LAWRENCE / PHOTOGRAPHER / 5 & 7, Upper Sackville Street / DUBLIN' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • 'WILLIAM LAWRENCE / 5 & 7, Upper Sackville Street / DUBLIN' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
  • 'Capt. George Barry / 12th Lancers' (Handwritten in ink on verso.)
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 George John Barry, late Captain of the 12th Royal Lancers, headquarters at Aldershot. ['The London Gazette', July 6 1880, p.3809].
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other number
XRG303 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.5146-2018

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Record createdOctober 26, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1463420/a-portrait-of-capt-george-photograph-william-lawrence/
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