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Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89)

'Guy Fawkes' 1853

Salted paper print | 15.1 x 20.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2932749

Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89)

'Guy Fawkes' 1853

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Description

Photograph of a group of eight men, women and children standing around a bonfire with an effigy of Guy Fawkes on the top. Some of the men and boys hold pitch forks as they stoke the fire. A light-coloured dog stands in the foreground. There are a number of trees in the background.

Provenance

Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Philip Henry Delamotte (1821-89)
(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

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

Medium and techniques

Salted paper print

salted paper print

Measurements

15.1 x 20.3 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Chemistry
Fires
Bonfires

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