Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Colonel Edward Wetherall (d. 1869)
1861Albumen print | 21.5 x 16.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2906897
Photograph of Colonel E. Wetherall standing, facing towards the camera. He turns his head a quarter to the left and gazes ahead, away from the camera. He wears a military uniform and holds a sword in his left hand. He holds his belt with his right hand. He poses beside a table. There is a bicorn hat on the table. Photograph taken in Dublin.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Sir Edward Robert Wetherall (d. 1869)21.5 x 16.8 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Colonel Edward Wetherall, Dublin, 1861 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Headgear
- Hats
- Bicorne hats
- Hats
- Headgear
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Science, Medicine and Technology
