Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)
Frame containing photograph of Queen Victoria
c. 1861Frame 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).
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)
Queen 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
