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Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Victoria, Princess Royal and Prince Arthur as 'Summer' c.1880 after an original of 10 Feb 1854
Carbon print | 12.8 x 15.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2900026
Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Victoria, Princess Royal and Prince Arthur as 'Summer' c.1880 after an original of 10 Feb 1854
Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Victoria, Princess Royal and Prince Arthur as 'Summer' c.1880 after an original of 10 Feb 1854
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Photograph of Victoria, the Princess Royal, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) reclining on cushions, her arms around the young Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) who sits beside her. the Princess Royal wears a long, sleeveless gown, sandals and flowers in hair. Prince Arthur wears a short tunic and holds goblet in his right hand. The children are dressed as the embodiment of Summer for a Tableaux of the Seasons, performed at Windsor.
Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Medium and techniques
Carbon print
Measurements
12.8 x 15.8 cm (image)
Markings
annotation: The Princess Royal & Prince Arthur/ as Summer in the Tableaux of the Seasons./ Windsor Castle. 10 Feb: 1854./ By Mr Fenton. [beneath work]
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