Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913625
Photograph of a full length portrait of the German opera composer Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) seated at a table, facing three-quarters to the right. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He holds a piece of paper on the table with his left hand and holds a pen in his right hand.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)annotation: Meyerbeer/ Reproduced [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.4 x 5.4 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- People
- Musicians
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- People
