Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Elizabeth Georgiana Campbell, 8th Duchess of Argyll (1824-78)
1888 after an original of c.1860Carbon print | 8.7 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2911156
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Duchess of Argyll seated, facing three-quarters to the right. She gazes down at a book she holds in front of her body with both hands. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Elizabeth Georgiana Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (1824-78)annotation: The Duchess of Argyll./ Reproduced & Printed in Carbon 1888. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.1 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.0 cm (image)
23.0 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
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- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
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