Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Captain John W. Tarleton (b. 1811), R.N., commanding H.M.S. Euryalus
1860Salted paper print | 24.0 x 19.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2906834
Photograph of Captain John W. Tarleton standing, facing three-quarters to the left. He gazes ahead, away from the camera. He poses with his right hand on the back of a chair and his left hand holding his sword. He wears a naval uniform and wears two medals on his breast.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Admiral Sir John Walter Tarleton (1811-80)24.0 x 19.8 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Captain John W. Tarleton, R.N., commanding H.M.S. Euryalus, 1858-9-60 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
