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The Letter from the Colonies, by T. Webster, R.A.

Date

1858

Medium

Albumen silver print

Culture

British

Department

Photographs

Institution

Getty Museum

Photograph of "A Letter from the Colonies," a painting by Thomas Webster. The painting depicts a domestic scene where an elderly man and a woman are reading a letter together, while an elderly woman sits nearby with an anxious expression on her face. Another man appears through the house's window, holding a stack of mail with his left hand. An inventory number is partially visible on the lower left corner of the image.

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