Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
AFTER HIPPOLYTE PAUL DELAROCHE (1797-1856)
'Ste Cécile'
1857-58Albumen print? | RCIN 2160769
Photograph of a painting by Paul Delaroche, completed in 1837 and now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (Inv. no. 553-1903). The full-length portrait of St Cecilia (c.200-230 AD) depicts the saint in profile, sitting in a throne on the right and gazing upwards. She wears a floor length robe and a cross necklace. She extends her right hand above a portable organ held by two female angels who kneel before her.
Creator(s)
After Hippolyte Paul Delaroche (1797-1856) (artist)
Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Saint Cecilia- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Music
- Musical instruments
- Keyboard instruments
- Organs (instrument)
- Keyboard instruments
- Musical instruments
- Music
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Angels, demons, devils, saints
- Angels
- Angels, demons, devils, saints
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
