Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
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Agnes Boucicault (1833-1916) c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860
Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913685
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Scottish actor Agnes Boucicault (1833-1916) standing, facing towards the camera. She turns her head and looks to the left. She leans her left arm on top of a bookshelf and holds her patterned shawl around her with her right hand. She poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting an interior scene.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Agnes Boucicault (1833-1916) -
annotation: Mrs Dion Bouciacault./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.6 cm (image)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
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