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London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company : London
The Honourable Victor Spencer, later Viscount Churchill (1864-1934) signed and dated
Albumen print on card | 10.3 x 6.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2333891
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A carte-de-visite photograph of Victor Spencer, son of Jane, Lady Churchill, aged about seven. He is sitting on top of a chaise-longue, in a belted smock or jacket with contrasting trimmings. His hair is styled long and curly.
Victor Spencer was a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria from 1876 to 1881, and in adulthood, Lord in Waiting to both Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. His mother was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria for nearly fifty years. The photograph is signed on the back by the sitter himself.Provenance
Photograph from an album that belonged to Alfred Evans (1857-1948), who was a Dean Ringer at St George's Chapel, having been in the service of the Royal Family for 53 years, possibly starting 1896. Before that, he served on board HMS Bacchante when Prince Albert Victor and Prince George (later King George V) were on their World Tour. This album belonged to his daughter, Mary, who died in 1970, and was bequeathed to Mrs French who presented the album to the Royal Archives c. 1973.
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print on card
Measurements
10.3 x 6.5 cm (whole object)
