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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865)

1876 after an original of c.1860

Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2911218

Photograph of a full length portrait of Viscount Palmerston, then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, seated at a table, facing slightly towards the right. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He poses with his legs crossed and places his left arm on the table beside him and rests his right on his chair's arm rest.
  • Creator(s)

    Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

  • 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)

    9.4 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert