Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
Elizabeth, Countess of Desart (1822-98) 1857
Albumen 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.
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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)
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Elizabeth, Countess of Desart, Frankfort 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Hesse [Germany]
- Frankfurt [Germany]
- Hesse [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- visual works
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