Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
RICHARD BEARD (1801-85)
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786-1861)
1842Daguerreotype | 5.4 x 4.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2932503
Daguerreotype of a head and shoulder length portrait of the Duke of Sutherland. He is sitting facing left, with his head turned slightly towards the camera. He is wearing dark clothes and has long sideburns. The daguerreotype is mounted in a dark red leather case with a red velvet interior. 'Beard Patented' is stamped below the image.
This is likely to be the daguerreotype acquired by Prince Albert from Beard's studio in March 1842, following a private view and demonstration of the medium by the photographer, as reported by The Bell's New Weekly Messenger, 27 March 1842.
This is likely to be the daguerreotype acquired by Prince Albert from Beard's studio in March 1842, following a private view and demonstration of the medium by the photographer, as reported by The Bell's New Weekly Messenger, 27 March 1842.
Creator(s)
Richard Beard (1801-85) (photographer)
Subject(s)
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786-1861)5.4 x 4.3 cm (image)
7.4 x 6.04 x 1.7 cm (excluding case, cover, etc)
Portrait of unknown man
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
