Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913566
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.
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
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]