Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ALEXANDER BASSANO (1829-1913)
Anne Murray, Duchess of Atholl (1814-97)
1876Hancoloured albumen print | 14.3 x 10.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2914324
Hand painted photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Anne Murray, Duchess of Atholl (1814-97) seated, facing three-quarters to the left. She holds a fan in her right hand. She is wearing mourning dress.
The Duchess was Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and also present when Prince Albert (1819-61) died in December 1861.
Creator(s)
Alexander Bassano (1829-1913) (photographer)
14.3 x 10.7 cm (image)
Anne, Dowager Duchess of Athole
Acquired by Queen Victoria
