Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Camille Silvy (1834-1910)
Caroline Augusta Edgcumbe, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe (1808-81) 1860
Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2910747
Photograph of a full length portrait of Caroline Augusta Edgcumbe, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe (1808-81) standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She turns her head towards the camera and looks towards the left. She rests her left hand on top of a balustrade. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.
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Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Caroline Augusta Edgcumbe, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe (1808-81) -
annotation: 1860. [break] ditto. [beneath work]
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8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.4 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
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