Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
HUGHES & MULLINS (1883-1917)
John Edward Gray (1800-75)
1888 after an original of c.1860Carbon print | 8.5 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2911350
Photograph of a full length portrait of Dr John Edward Gray, seated in a chair, facing three-quarters to the left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He holds a book with both hands, supporting it on his lap. He poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting a window, looking out onto a landscape.
Gray was zoologist at the British Museum from 1840 to 1874.
Gray was zoologist at the British Museum from 1840 to 1874.
Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)
Subject(s)
John Edward Gray (1800-75)annotation: Dr. Gray, British Museum./
Reproduced & Printed in Carbon 1888. [beneath photograph]8.5 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.1 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
