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Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) c. 1880 after an 1865 original
Carbon print | 19.9 x 14.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2901172
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A photograph showing a full-length portrait of Princess Louise, body slightly left, head turned to right, in the dress she wore at a Fancy Ball at Claremont in February1865. Her hair is powdered and dressed in ringlets. Her short-sleeved dress is trimmed with lace that had belonged to Queen Victoria and a cameo profile brooch with possibly George III, pined on the left; necklace, gloves.
This photograph is a copy of the original albumen print, made in carbon which is a process that is less susceptible to light damage. The original photograph had faded so a carbon copy was made and glued over it.
Provenance
From an album of portrait photographs of royal children acquired by Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
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Creator(s)
Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Carbon print
Measurements
19.9 x 14.9 cm (image)
30.9 x 24.6 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
Princess Louise, 1865 [in Portraits of Royal Children Vol.8 1864-1865]
