Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
James Robertson Anderson (1811-95)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon 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.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
James Robertson Anderson (1811-95)annotation: Mr James Anderson. [beneath work]
annotation: Reproduced. [above work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
9.0 x 5.8 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
