Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
Charles Albert Fechter (1824-79) c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860
Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913637
Photograph of a full length portrait of the French actor Charles Albert Fechter (1824-79) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. He places his right hand on the back of a chair and his left hand in his pocket. He poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting a large window.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Charles Albert Fechter (1824-79) -
annotation: Mr Fechter./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.9 x 5.2 cm (image)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
Subject(s)
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
- Literature
- Drama
- Dramatists
- Drama
- Literature
- visual works
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