Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
HUGHES & MULLINS : RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT
John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury (1780-1862)
1888 after an original of c.1860Carbon print | 8.4 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2911197
Photograph of a full length portrait of John Bird-Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury, standing, facing three-quarters to the left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He places his right hand on the back of a chair and holds a glove in his left hand.
Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
8.4 x 5.2 cm (image)
9.4 x 6.1 cm (image)
23.0 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Prince Albert
