Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ANGERER : WIEN
Elisabeth, Empress of Austria (1837-98)
1861Albumen print | 9.1 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2907793
Photograph of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, standing facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head towards the right and gazes ahead, away from the camera. She holds onto the back of a chair with her right hand. She wears a long, light colour dress trimmed with lace. A vase of flowers stands on a table behind her.
Creator(s)
Angerer : Wien (photographer)
Subject(s)
Elisabeth, Empress of Austria (1837-98)annotation: The Empress of Austria. 1861. [beneath work]
9.1 x 5.8 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.1 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
The Empress of Austria, 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
