Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-79) c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860
Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913650
Photograph of a full length portrait of the British actor and playwright John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-79) seated at a table, facing left, his face captured in profile. He holds open a book with his left hand and gazes down at the pages. He places his right hand to his face.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-79) -
annotation: Mr Buckstone./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.9 x 5.2 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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