Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
MAYER FRÈRES
Eugénie de Montijo (1826-1920)
1854Albumen print | 17.5 x 14.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906589
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Eugénie de Montijo (1826-1920), Empress of the French, standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She gazes ahead, away from the camera. She poses with her hands clasped in front of her. Photograph signed by creator.
Creator(s)
Mayer Frères (photographer)
Subject(s)
Eugénie, Empress of the French (1826-1920)17.5 x 14.3 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
Eugénie, Empress of the French, 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
