Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Dion Boucicault (c. 1820-90)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon 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.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Dion Boucicault (c. 1820-90)annotation: Mr Dion Boucicault./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.3 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
- Literature
- Drama
- Dramatists
- Drama
- Literature
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
