Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
UNKNOWN PERSON
Alastair MacDonnell of Glengarry, 13th chief of Glengarry (?)
c. 1859Albumen print? | RCIN 2866373
Photograph of an unidentified, full-length portrait of a man in highland dress. The sitter is depicted standing, facing three-quarters to the right and looking at the viewer. His right hand is placed on his waist, while his left hand rests on a round shield laid on a table beside him. An attendant is holding the sitter's Scottish beret and musket in the background, to the left.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (artist)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
