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.1860Albumen 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
- Spectacles (Optical)
- Precision mechanisms & instruments
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Science, Medicine and Technology