Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Ernestine Emma Horatia Edgcumbe (1843-1925)
c. 1865Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2911512
Photograph of a full length portrait of Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe, standing, facing right. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She holds a closed fan in front of her body with both hands. She wears a flower crown, veil, gloves and a dress decorated with flowers. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Ernestine Emma Horatia Edgcumbe (1843-1925)annotation: ditto. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.8 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
