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HRH The Prince of Wales firing the last shot at Wimbledon out of the Maxim gun Aug 1888
Albumen print | 9.9 x 14.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2907339
![HRH The Prince of Wales firing the last shot at Wimbledon out of the Maxim gun, August 1888. [Album: Photographic Portraits vol. 5/63 1875-1889]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/2/0/296143-1340803600.jpg?itok=49QaScDe "HRH The Prince of Wales firing the last shot at Wimbledon out of the Maxim gun, August 1888. [Album: Photographic Portraits vol. 5/63 1875-1889]")
Unknown Person
HRH The Prince of Wales firing the last shot at Wimbledon out of the Maxim gun, August 1888. [Album: Photographic Portraits vol. 5/63 1875-1889] Aug 1888
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Photograph of Edward VII (1863-1910) when Prince of Wales wearing a top hat and kneeling behind a Maxim Gun as he fires it. He is watched by a large crowd as he fires off the last shot in a hail of smoke. The Prince is accompanied by two men, one of whom is ?Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916).
Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
9.9 x 14.2 cm (image)
28.2 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.1 x 25.4 x 5.7 cm (album)
Alternative title(s)
HRH The Prince of Wales firing the last shot at Wimbledon out of the Maxim gun, August 1888. [Album: Photographic Portraits vol.5/63 1875-1889]
