Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Charles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross and 11th Baron (1818-1903)
c.1859Albumen print | 7.5 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2910645
Photograph of a full length portrait of Charles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross and 11th Baron (1818-1903) seated on a chair, facing towards the camera. He leans towards the right and poses with his legs crossed. He looks towards the left. He holds a cane in his right hand and rests his right arm on the back of the chair.
Colville was Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshall between 1852 and 1858-59, Master of the Buckhounds from 1866 to 1868 and Chamberlain to the Prince of Wales from 1873.
Colville was Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshall between 1852 and 1858-59, Master of the Buckhounds from 1866 to 1868 and Chamberlain to the Prince of Wales from 1873.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross (1818-1903)annotation: Lord Colville. [beneath work]
7.5 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
