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Charlotte Edwin Roffe [B 3706] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Miss Roffe, seen in three quarter view. Her hair is arranged in the style worn by Queen Victoria at the time, parted down the centre and pulled back into a low chignon worn at the nape of the neck. [On back of photograph] 'Charlotte Edwin Roffe- aged 18 in 1836-37 / Photograph of drawing in crayon by the famous Sir Thomas Ewins R.A., used as the basis of Queen Victoria's portraits for the Dominions, in that and succeeding years. The Queen only gave a final sitting. The portrait at Government House, Adelaide is one of the originals by Ewins. Miss Roffe became Mrs. William Searcy.'

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 16.5 cm x 21.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1836

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Roffe, Charlotte Edwin

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Digitisation information

Date

06/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,313 x 3,113 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.62 MB

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