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CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

Valentine Augustus Browne, Viscount Castleross, later 4th Earl of Kenmare (1825-1905)

circa 1860

Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2910753

Photograph of a full length portrait of Valentine Augustus Browne, Viscount Castleross, later 4th Earl of Kenmare (1825-1905) seated cross-legged at a table, facing left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He holds a newspaper in his left hand and a cane in his right. 

Browne was Comptroller from 1856 to 1858, Vice-Chamberlain from 1859 to 1866 and 1868 to 1872, Lord-in-Waiting  from 1872 to 1874 and Lord Chamberlain from 1880 to 1885 and 1886.
  • Creator(s)

    Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

  • Lord Castleross.

  • 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)
    9.5 x 6.2 cm (mount)
    23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert


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