Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Caroline Augusta Edgcumbe, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe (1808-81)
1860Albumen 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.
Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
1860. [break] ditto.
8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.4 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Prince Albert
