Photograph taken on board HMS Hector, twelve years guard ship at Cowes on the occasion of the Captain presenting an engraving of the Queen to the Officers and crew 1884

Albumen print | 23.9 x 18.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2907273

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Photograph taken on board HMS Hector, twelve years guard ship at Cowes on the occasion of the Captain presenting an engraving of the Queen to the Officers and crew , February 1884. [Album: Photographi 1884

Description

Photograph of a group taken on board HMS Hector consisting of circa sixty crew members, Captain and Lieutenant's. The majority of the crew stand to the left of photo and the Captain stands side on to camera looking at a large engraving of the Queen.

Provenance

Acquired by Queen Victoria
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Unknown Person
(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

Subject(s)

Search the collection HMS Hector (frigate, launched 1862; sold for scrap 1905)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Albumen print

albumen print

Measurements

23.9 x 18.8 cm (image)

28.2 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)

29.1 x 25.4 x 5.7 cm (album)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
albums
photograph albums
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Vessels (marine)
Ships
Ships decks
References

Alternative title(s)

Photograph taken on board HMS Hector, twelve years guard ship at Cowes on the occasion of the Captain presenting an engraving of the Queen to the Officers and crew , February 1884. [Album: Photographic Portraits, Vol.5/63 1875-1889]