Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
LUDWIG ANGERER (1827-79)
Baron and Baroness Heinrich von Hess
c.1860Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2913723
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Baron Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Hess (1788-1870), on the right, and his wife Baroness Hess. The couple stand arm in arm, facing towards the camera. The Baron wears a military uniform and holds a cane in his left hand. They pose in front of a painted backdrop.
Creator(s)
Ludwig Angerer (1827-79) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Hess (1788-1870)Frau Hessannotation: F.M. Baron Hess & seine Frau. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.6 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
