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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

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Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (1803-68) 1860

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2910773

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Photograph of a full length portrait of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (1803-68) standing, facing a quarter to the right. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. She leans his left arm on a plinth and holds a hat in his left hand. He places his right hand on his hip.

Chetwynd-Talbot was Lord-in-Waiting from 1852 to 1853 and Captain of the Body Guard of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1858 to 1859.
  • Creator(s)

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    Subject(s)
    Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (1803-68)
  • annotation: The Earl of Shrewsbury ./ 1860. [beneath work]
  • 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

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        • photographs