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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Elizabeth, Duchess in Bavaria

c. 1850-60

Stipple with engraving and etching | 8.1 x 6.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 2506529

A stipple engraving from an album of portraits containing prints and photographs: Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria; standing three-quarter length, with her head turned three quarters to the left; wearing a low-cut dress with a corsage; in her right hand she holds a fan and rests her left hand on a cushion.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (artist)

    Subject(s)

    Elisabeth, Empress of Austria (1837-98)

  • 8.1 x 6.7 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Elizabeth, Herzogin in Bayern

  • From an album compiled by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • prints
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