Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
'Count and Countess Alexander Mensdorff; Count Alexander Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein (1813-71) and Alexandrine Marie, Countess of Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein (1824-1906).
Jul 1857Albumen print hand-coloured with watercolour | 21 x 16.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2914277
Photograph of a full length, double portrait of Count Alexander Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein (1813-71) and Alexandrine Marie, Countess of Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein (1824-1906). The couple stand, facing the camera, and pose with their arms linked. There is a painted backdrop in the background, depicting a view of a landscape.
The Count was a first cousin of Queen Victoria through the marriage of her aunt, his mother.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Alexander Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein (1813-71)Alexandrine Marie, Princess of Mensdorff-Dietrichstein (1824-1906)21 x 16.7 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria from the Count
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
