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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

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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

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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.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-79)
  • annotation: Mr Buckstone./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
  • 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)

    9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    8.9 x 5.2 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite