Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Georgina Ansell Weiss (1826-80) and Willoughby Hunter Weiss (1820-67)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913634
Photograph of a full length double portrait of the opera singers Georgina Ansell Weiss (1826-80) and Willoughby Hunter Weiss (1820-67). Georgina stands on the left, facing towards the camera. She holds a piece of sheet music in front of her with both hands. Willoughby is seated on the right, in front of a piano. He faces right and turns his head towards the camera.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Mr & Mrs Weiss./ Reproduced
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.0 x 5.7 cm (image)
Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Music
- Musicians
- Pianists
- Musical instruments
- Keyboard instruments
- Pianofortes
- Keyboard instruments
- Musicians
- Music
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport