Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Group of Grooms with the little pony Webster taken at the Mews, Buckingham Palace
May 1848Daguerreotype | 9.1 x 14.3 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2932499
Daguerreotype of a group of men and children gathered around a pony, standing by the main doors of the Royal Mews. At the centre of the group, a man kneels besides the pony. The pony faces left and rests its front left foot on his knee. To the left of the doorway a man stands on a ladder with his right hand in his pocket. The daguerreotype is mounted under glass.
In 1848 at least five daguerreotypes were made at the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace by an unknown photographer. Of these, only two appear to have survived. Queen Victoria recorded in her journal on the 31st of May 1848 that she '… went to the stables to see the horses daguerotyped, which really was curious, particularly to see how badly the horses placed themselves, when they had to stand still'.
In 1848 at least five daguerreotypes were made at the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace by an unknown photographer. Of these, only two appear to have survived. Queen Victoria recorded in her journal on the 31st of May 1848 that she '… went to the stables to see the horses daguerotyped, which really was curious, particularly to see how badly the horses placed themselves, when they had to stand still'.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
9.1 x 14.3 cm (image) (image)
17.4 x 21.4 cm (frame) (frame, external)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster [London]
- Buckingham Palace
- The Royal Mews [Buckingham Palace]
- Buckingham Palace
- City of Westminster [London]
- London [Greater London]
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Ponies
- Webster (pony)
- Ponies
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places