William Edward Kilburn (1818-1891)

PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN ALFRED ROYER (1815-1874) R.N, sixth plate hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of Captain Alfred Royer R.N. (1815-1874) Commander of the training ship Conway. His wife Hannah daughter of William and Hannah Hemp. Superintendent of the Conway between April 1860 and February 1862 Seated in full uniform before a painted backdrop with a sword on his knee, glass cleaned and resealed 18/11/1965 inscribed and signed by the restorer on paper backing, housed in red morocco, side hinged case with Kilburn's 234 Regent Street stamp embossed in gilt on the cover.