Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CALDESI, BLANFORD & CO
John Prescott Knight (1803-81)
1860Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2913518
Photograph of a full-length portrait of JP Knight standing, facing three-quarters to the left and looking to the front. He is depicted holding a newspaper open with both hands.
Knight was a portrait painter and was Secretary of the Royal Academy between 1848-1871. There is a portrait by him of Philip, Count of Flanders in the Royal Collection (RCIN 402016).
Knight was a portrait painter and was Secretary of the Royal Academy between 1848-1871. There is a portrait by him of Philip, Count of Flanders in the Royal Collection (RCIN 402016).
Creator(s)
Caldesi, Blanford & Co (photographer)
Subject(s)
John Prescott Knight (1803-81)annotation: J. P. Knight. 1860. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.8 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
J.P. Knight, R.A., 1860 [in Photographs. Artists' Portraits. Volume 79]
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- People
- Artists
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- People
