Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
La Duchesse d'Istria
1874 after an original of 1860Albumen print | 9.1 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2914058
Photograph of a full length portrait of a woman, captioned as 'Duchesse d'Istria', who may be Dora d'Istria, the pen name of duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya, a Romanian writer with many works published in French. The Musee d'Orsey has another copy, identified as the Duchesse d'Isly, possibly Leonie Bugeaud de la Piconnerie d'Isly (1825-89).
The lady is standing, facing slightly towards the left. She turns her head towards the camera and gazes towards the right. She places her right hand on a plinth positioned beside her and holds a pair of gloves in her left hand.
Creator(s)
? Franck (photographer)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Leonie Bugeaud de la Piconnerie d'Isly, Duchesse (1825-89)Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya (1828-88)9.1 x 5.8 cm (image)
Dora d'Istria (1828-88)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
