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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

Camille Silvy (1834-1910)

Carlotta Leclercq (1838-93) c. 1860

23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913566

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Photograph of a full length portrait of the actress Carlotta Leclercq (1838-93) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head towards the camera and looks to the right. She rests his right arm on a textile draped over a balustrade. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.

  • Creator(s)

    Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Carlotta Leclercq (1838-93)
  • 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)

    9.4 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    8.9 x 5.8 cm (image)

  • Given to Prince Albert by Queen Victoria, 24th December 1856 [Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010, pg 460]

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite