Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Elizabeth, Countess of Desart (1822-98)
1857Albumen print | 12.2 x 9.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2906683
Photograph of a full length portrait of Elizabeth, Countess of Desart (1822-98), standing, facing left. She looks down at a letter that she holds in her left hand. She wears a plumed hat.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Elizabeth Lucy Desart (1822-98)12.2 x 9.2 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Elizabeth, Countess of Desart, Frankfort 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Hesse [Germany]
- Frankfurt [Hesse]
- Hesse [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Places
