Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
CALDESI & MONTECCHI (ACTIVE 1857-67)
'A lady'; A Lady with a Parrot and a Gentleman with a Monkey
1857Albumen print | 19.8 x 15.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2081381
Photograph of a painting of a woman and man standing beneath an arch. The woman feeds a parrot with her right hand, and holds a plate of feed with her left. The man appears to gesture to a monkey, seated in the foreground.
At the time of the photograph, the painting was in the collection of H.T. Hope. The painting is now held by the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio.
Creator(s)
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67) (photographer)
19.8 x 15.7 cm (image)
54.5 x 35.3 cm (page dimensions)
- Presented to Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Biological sciences
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Apes & Monkeys
- Birds
- Parrots
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Biological sciences
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- albums
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
