Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Jean Geefs (1825-60)
1860Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2913515
Photograph of a full length portrait of Jean Geefs standing, facing slightly to the left. He holds a hat in his right hand and rests his left hand on the back of a chair. A coat is placed on the chair.
Geefs was one of six brothers in a family of Belgian sculptors, two of which were his brothers Joseph and Guillaume. There are a number of sculptures by Jean and Guillaume Geefs in the Royal Collection. Guillaume Geefs was Court Sculptor to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's uncle, King Leopold I of the Belgians.
Geefs was one of six brothers in a family of Belgian sculptors, two of which were his brothers Joseph and Guillaume. There are a number of sculptures by Jean and Guillaume Geefs in the Royal Collection. Guillaume Geefs was Court Sculptor to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's uncle, King Leopold I of the Belgians.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Jean Geefs. 1860.
8.5 x 5.3 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.8 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
Jean Geefs, 1860 [in Photographs. Artists' Portraits. Volume 79]
Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Artists
