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A portrait of a child

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
London School of Photography (photographer)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a child smiling, seated on chair facing slighty to the right. There is a hat on a table to the right. Full length portrait.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Portraits
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of a child (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by The London School of Photography, a portrait of a child, albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a child smiling, seated on chair facing slighty to the right. There is a hat on a table to the right. Full length portrait.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105mm
  • Width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'THE LONDON SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY. / MYDDELTON HALL, ISLINGTON, N. / Centre of Newgate Street, (103) / Centre of Regent Street, (174) / Centre of Cheapside, (52) / Soho Bazaar, Oxford Street, W.' (Printed on the verso.)
  • '62563' (Handwritten in ink on verso, top left corner.)
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
  • RPS942 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.5337-2018

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Record createdOctober 31, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1463726/a-portrait-of-a-child-photograph-london-school-of/
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