Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Carlotta Leclercq (1838-93)
c. 186023.1 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.
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
- albums
- visual works
