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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Henrietta Adela, Duchess of Newcastle (1843-1913)

c.1861

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2911394

Photograph of a full length portrait of Henrietta Adela, The Countess of Lincoln, later Duchess of Newcastle, seated on a chair at a desk, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks down, her face in profile, at a book she holds with both hands on the table. There is a balustrade behind her.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • Countess of Lincoln

  • 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria