Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
John Robert Townshend, Viscount Sydney (1805-90)
1860Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2910676
Photograph of a full length portrait of John Robert Townshend, Viscount Sydney (1805-90) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. He looks ahead, away from the camera. He holds a cane in his right hand and places his left hand behind his back.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Royal Household-Yeomen of the Guard (established 1485)John Robert Townshend, Viscount Sydney (1805-90)annotation: ditto./ 1860. [beneath work]
8.6 x 5.7 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.0 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
