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Billy

Photograph
ca. 1880s (photographed)
Artist/Maker

One of three mounted sepia-toned photographs on board showing a portrait of a young boy with cap.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBilly (generic title)
Materials and techniques
bromide print
Brief description
Photograph by Vero Charles Driffield, 'Billy', bromide print, ca. 1880s
Physical description
One of three mounted sepia-toned photographs on board showing a portrait of a young boy with cap.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 22.9cm
  • Mount width: 17.8cm
  • Image height: 8.5cm
  • Image width: 5.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
MEAN D.0.865. D.DIFF.1.410 EXP. 196 C.M.S.

Note
ink, recto, mount
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
This photograph is assembled in a box along with other photographs and various ephemera relating to Hurter & Driffield's actinometer and actinomgraph experiments
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
RPS.471:3-2025

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2025
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