Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Guillaume Geefs (1805-83)
1860Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2913515
Photograph of a full length portrait of Guillaume Geefs standing, facing slightly to the left. He holds a hat in his right hand and rests his left hand on the back of a chair. A coat is placed on the chair.
Geefs was one of seven brothers in a family of Belgian sculptors. Two of his brothers, Joseph and Jean, were awarded the Prix de Rome in 1836 and 1846 respectively. There are a number of sculptures by Jean and Guillaume Geefs in the Royal Collection. Guillaume Geefs was Court Sculptor to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's uncle, King Leopold I of the Belgians. The photograph shows Guillaume Geefs, but was incorrectly labelled as being that of Jean Geefs, Guillaume's younger sibling.
Geefs was one of seven brothers in a family of Belgian sculptors. Two of his brothers, Joseph and Jean, were awarded the Prix de Rome in 1836 and 1846 respectively. There are a number of sculptures by Jean and Guillaume Geefs in the Royal Collection. Guillaume Geefs was Court Sculptor to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's uncle, King Leopold I of the Belgians. The photograph shows Guillaume Geefs, but was incorrectly labelled as being that of Jean Geefs, Guillaume's younger sibling.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Guillaume Geefs (1805-83)Jean Geefs (1825-60)annotation: Jean Geefs. 1860. [beneath work]
8.5 x 5.3 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.8 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
Jean Geefs, 1860 [in Photographs. Artists' Portraits. Volume 79]
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- People
- Artists
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- People
