Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
André Adolfe Eugène Disdéri (1819-89)
General and Mrs Bruce 1860
Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2910657
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Katherine Mary Bruce (1824-89) and her husband General Robert Bruce (1812-62). Robert Bruce is seated on a chair, facing towards the camera. He looks down at a book he holds open with both hands. Katherine Bruce stands beside him, similarly looking down at the book.
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Creator(s)
André Adolfe Eugène Disdéri (1819-89) (photographic agency)
Disdéri et Cie. : 8 Boulevart des Italiens, Paris (photographic agency)
Subject(s)
Katherine Mary Bruce (1824-89)Major-General Robert Bruce (1813-62) -
annotation: General Mrs Bruce. [beneath work]
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8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.0 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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