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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    W & D DOWNEY: 9 ELDON SQUARE, NEWCASTLE ON TYNE

    Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

    c.1860

    Albumen print | 20.5 x 14.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2942114

    Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of  Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869) seated on a chair, facing three-quarters to the left. He looks ahead, away from the camera. He poses with his legs crossed and he holds a monocle in his right hand.
    • Creator(s)

      W & D Downey: 9 Eldon Square, Newcastle on Tyne (photographer)

    • Photographed by W& D Downey, Newcastle on Tyne

    • 20.5 x 14.8 cm (image)

      44.0 x 34.0 cm (mount)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Industries, Crafts and Trades
          • Precision mechanisms & instruments
            • Spectacles (Optical)
              • Monocles