Photographs: Portraits of Viscount and Lady Monck

Name/Title

Photographs: Portraits of Viscount and Lady Monck

Entry/Object ID

P532 a,b

Description

[a]:One black and white photograph depicting a head and shoulders portrait of Viscount Monck. He has grey hair, bead and mustache, he is wearing a dark color coat, a white collar shirt and a black tie. His name is printed below picture. The photograph is covered with glass and backed with wood. The photograph is mounted on a white mat and displayed in a light brown frame. [b]: One black and white photograph depicting a full length studio portrait of Lady Monck, she is wearing white dress and black lacy shawl, there are columns on a backdrop and a table to her right. The photograph is covered with glass and backed with wood. The photograph is mounted on a white mat and displayed in a light brown frame.

Made/Created

Notes

Support: paper Photographic, Paper, Wood, Glass, Metal, Varnish, Ink, Photograph, Photograph

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"Drawn by C.W.Walton" in true right corner and in the true left corner it reads "103 Shaftesbury Avenue W." the mounted sketch but still within photo it reads "The Rt. Hon. Charles, 4th Viscount Monck, P.C.G.C.M.G." with his signature just below it and the words "Proof" on the true right side. Along the bottom it reads "London. Published by Walton &Co. 103 Shaftesbury Avenue, W."

Transcription

"Esther (?) Monck".

Notes

Signature below the photograph.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Portraits, Portraits, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Portraits

Dimensions

Height

41.5 cm

Width

31.3 cm

Depth

4.5 cm

Dimension Notes

Both measure the same