Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
Dion Boucicault (c. 1820-90) c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860
Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913686
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Irish actor and playwright Dion Boucicault (c. 1820-90) standing, facing towards the camera. He turns his head slightly and looks to the left. He points to the left with his right hand and leans his left arm on a bookshelf. He poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting an interior scene.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Dion Boucicault (c. 1820-90) -
annotation: Mr Dion Boucicault./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.3 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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