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AFTER HIPPOLYTE PAUL DELAROCHE (1797-1856)

'Henriquel Dupont'

1857-58

Albumen print? | RCIN 2160767

Photograph of a drawing by Paul Delaroche, created around 1836. This head-and-shoulder portrait of Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont (1797–1892) depicts the arist a quarter to the right and looking towards the viewer. A dark cravat is wrapped around his neck, partly concealed by the collar of his jacket.
  • Creator(s)

    After Hippolyte Paul Delaroche (1797-1856) (artist)

    Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont (1797-1892)
  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs