Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ANDRÉ ADOLFE EUGÈNE DISDÉRI (1819-89)
James Bruce Elgin, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-63)
1876 after an original of c.1860Carbon print | 9.2 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2911098
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Earl of Elgin, standing, facing towards the camera. He leans his left hand on a table beside him and tucks his right hand into his jacket.
Creator(s)
André Adolfe Eugène Disdéri (1819-89) (photographer)
Subject(s)
James Bruce Elgin, 8th Earl (1811-63)9.2 x 5.9 cm (image)
23.0 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
