Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
'Girl and sleeping cavalier'; The Sleeping Cavalier
1857Albumen print | 19.2 x 15.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2081422
Photograph of the painting 'The Sleeping Cavalier' by Jacob Ochtervelt (1634-82). The painting depicts a male asleep, slumped on a table. A woman leans over the man, placing something beneath his nose. Behind the man, a child crouches, holding a bugle to his mouth. There is a dog in the foreground, on the left.
At the time of the photograph, the painting was in the collection of J. Walter. The painting is now in the collection of the Manchester Art Gallery.
Creator(s)
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67) (photographer)
19.2 x 15.1 cm (image)
54.5 x 35.3 cm (page dimensions)
- Presented to Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Dogs
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Music
- Musical instruments
- Brass instruments
- Bugles
- Brass instruments
- Musical instruments
- Art
- Paintings
- Paintings-Dutch school
- Paintings
- Music
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- albums
- Science, Medicine and Technology
