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Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Queen Victoria firing the first shot, Wimbledon Jul 1860
Albumen print | 16.7 x 28.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2935160
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Photograph capturing Queen Victoria firing the first shot at the inaugural meeting of the National Rifle Association, held on Wimbledon Common. A large crowd stand in the foreground and watch the proceedings of a smaller gathering by a single tent at the top of which flies a flag. In the far distance stand more people and tents.
Photographer's credit lithographed on the mount and numbered on the mount in pencil, 'No.9'.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1860, either by purchase or by gift from the National Rifle Association
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
16.7 x 28.0 cm (image)
