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Queen Victoria and the Princess Royal 1845
Printed in carbon c.1889-91 by Hughes & Mullins | 10.3 x 8 cm (image) | RCIN 2931317.c
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A photograph from the catalogue of Queen Victoria's Private Negatives, Vol. I.
A three quarter length, double portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and her eldest daughter Victoria, the Princess Royal (1840-1901). They are shown in three quarter view, facing left. The queen is wearing a dark coloured silk gown, with a white lace fichu, adorned with a brooch. The Princess Royal looks directly at the viewer and leans against her mother, nestled under her right arm. She is wearing a dark coloured silk dress, trimmed with white lace. She is wearing a pendant on a black ribbon around her neck, and is holding a doll in her arms. This carbon print was previously believed to be a copy of a calotype taken by Henry Collen. However, the corresponding glass negative (RCIN 2506821) shows that the original object was a daguerreotype and the attribution to Collen was reconsidered.
This is probably the earliest photographic likeness of the Queen and the Princess Royal.Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Victoria
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Printed in carbon c.1889-91 by Hughes & Mullins
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10.3 x 8 cm (image)
10.5 x 8.1 cm (whole object)
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