Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Camille Silvy (1834-1910)
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood, 1st Marquis of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902) c.1860
Albumen print | 8.2 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2910674
Photograph of a full length portrait of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood, 1st Marquis of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902) standing, facing slightly towards the right. He turns his head towards the camera and gazes towards the left. He holds a cane in his right hand. He poses beside a balustrade and in front of a painted backdrop.
Blackwood was Lord-in-Waiting from 1849 to 1852 and again from 1854 to 1858.
Blackwood was Lord-in-Waiting from 1849 to 1852 and again from 1854 to 1858.
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Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902) -
annotation: Lord Dufferin [beneath work]
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8.2 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.0 x 5.8 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
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