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Image Number: 
JRL17114896
Reference Number: 
VPH.28
Image Title: 
Portrait of a young girl
Creator: 
Claudet, Antoine, 1797 - 1867
Creator Role: 
Photographer
Date Created: 
c1850
Description: 
A 1/9 plate daguerreotype portrait of a young girl. The girl is seated with a book in her hands resting on her lap, she is wearing a dress and pantalettes and wears her dark hair in ringlets. The case is lined with burgundy velvet.
Keyword: 
Photography; Daguerreotypes; Portraits; Victorian.
Subject: 
Photography--History--19th century
Category of Material: 
Photography
Sub-Category: 
Analogue photography
Sub-Category: 
Portraits
Technique Used: 
Daguerreotype (process)
Support: 
Copper sheet plated with silver
Creation Site: 
England: Greater London: London: City of London
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Item Height: 
64 mm
Item Width: 
50 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2017-11-29
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2017-12
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB