Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Arthur Algernon Capel, Earl of Essex (1803-79)
c. 1860Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2911171
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Earl of Essex standing, facing halfway towards the left. He turns his head slightly and looks towards the camera. He places his left hand on the back of a chair and holds a cane in his right hand.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Arthur Capell, 6th Earl of Essex (1803-79)8.6 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (image)
23.0 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
