Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Horace Wigan (c.1851-85) in 'The Porter's Knot'
c.1880 copy of an original of 1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913608
Photograph of a full length portrait of the actor Horace Wigan (c.1851-85) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. He holds his hands out, and holds a hat in his right hand. Wigan is in costume as his character in 'The Porter's Knot'.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Horace Wigan (c.1815-85)annotation: Horace Wigan in "The Porter's Knot"/ Reproduced. [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.2 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
