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Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917)
John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney (1805-90) and Lady Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900) 1887 copy after an original of Feb 1858
Carbon print | 19.2 x 16.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2906688
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917)
- 1887 copy after an original of Feb 1858
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Photograph of a full length double portrait of John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney (1805-90) and Lady Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900). The two sitters stand, facing slightly towards each other and looking away from the camera. Townshend wears a great coat and cap and poses with his hands in his pockets. Baroness Churchill wears a bonnet, velvet cloak and full skirt, and holds a muff in front of her.
Photograph taken in Berlin.
Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Medium and techniques
Carbon print
Measurements
19.2 x 16.1 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
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Alternative title(s)
Viscount Sydney and Lady Churchill, Berlin, February 1858 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
