Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
James Robertson Anderson (1811-95) c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860
Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913671
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Scottish actor James Robertson Anderson (1811-95) standing, facing a quarter to the left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He rests his right arm on a plinth beside him and holds an umbrella in his left hand. He poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting an interior scene.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
James Robertson Anderson (1811-95) -
annotation: Mr James Anderson. [beneath work]annotation: Reproduced. [above work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
9.0 x 5.8 cm (image)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
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