Two women are seated at a table. One woman on the left is in profile, holding a hat with feathers in her lap. The other woman on the right is also in profile, with her hands resting on a box in front of her. Both women have long, dark hair and serious expressions. They are dressed in dark, heavy fabric dresses typical of the period. The setting is indoors, with a plain curtain backdrop and simple wooden chairs. The floor is wooden, and the scene has a formal, Victorian-era atmosphere.
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Nelly and Jane Bainbridge

British 19th Century

c. 1855

Medium
albumen silver print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image: 18.3 × 19.9 cm (7 3/16 × 7 13/16 in.) ; sheet: 43.1 × 30.7 cm (16 15/16 × 12 1/16 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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