Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WALTER EDIS : 91 SLOANE STREET
Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Cawdor (1795-1866)
1860Albumen print | 15.2 x 11.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2906881
Photograph of a head and shoulder length portrait of the Dowager Countess facing three-quarters to the left. She looks down, away from the camera. She wears a cross around her neck and a bonnet.
Creator(s)
Walter Edis : 91 Sloane Street (photographer)
Subject(s)
Elizabeth, Countess Cawdor of Castlemartin (1795-1866)15.2 x 11.1 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Cawdor, 1860 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
