Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JABEZ HUGHES (1819-84)
Countess of Winchilsea and Lord Maidstone
1871 after an original of c.1860Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2911331
Photograph of a full length, double portrait of Constance Henrietta, Countess of Winchilsea, and her son, George William Heneage, Viscount Maidstone. The Viscount stands in front of his mother, facing three-quarters to the left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He wears Highland dress. His mother holds his right hand and places her left hand on his shoulder. She gazes to the left.
Creator(s)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Constance Henrietta Finch-Hatton, Countess of Winchilsea (1823-78)George Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone (1852-79)annotation: Countess of Winchilsea and Lord Maidstone/Reproduced 1871. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.1 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.1 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
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