Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (1803-68)
1860Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2910773
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.
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)
Unknown Person (photographer)
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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
