Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ANDRÉ ADOLFE EUGÈNE DISDÉRI (1819-89)
General and Mrs Bruce
1860Albumen 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.
Creator(s)
André Adolfe Eugène Disdéri (1819-89)
(photographic agency)
Disdéri et Cie. : 8 Boulevart des Italiens, Paris (photographic agency)
General Mrs Bruce.
8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.0 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Prince Albert
