Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Henrietta Adela, Duchess of Newcastle (1843-1913)
c.1861Albumen 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)
Subject(s)
Henrietta Adela, Duchess of Newcastle (1843-1913)annotation: Countess of Lincoln [beneath work]
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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
