Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Agnes Boucicault (1833-1916)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon 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.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Mrs Dion Bouciacault./ Reproduced.
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.6 cm (image)
Acquired by Prince Albert
