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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)

Frame containing photograph of Queen Victoria

c. 1861

Frame containing hand-coloured photograph | 13.6 x 8.2 x 7.1 cm (whole object) | RCIN 53677

A chased gilt metal rectangular strut frame with pierced ribbon cresting and continuous border of lotus leaves. Frame contains a hand-coloured photograph of Queen Victoria. Photograph is of a full length portrait of Queen Victoria standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She holds her arms in front of her body. She is depicted wearing a crown and dark velvet dress with a sash.

Queen Victoria wrote about the sitting for Clifford in her journal: 'photographed for the Queen of Spain by Mr. Clifford. He brought me one of [her portraits], taken by him' (14 November 1861). 
  • Creator(s)

    Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
  • 13.6 x 8.2 x 7.1 cm (whole object)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert