Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
HUGHES & MULLINS : RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT
Lady Adelaide Talbot (1844-1917)
1888 after an original of c.1860Carbon print | 8.5 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2911335
Photograph of a full length portrait of Lady Adelaide Talbot standing facing three-quarters to the left. She holds a book in her right hand, placing it on a plinth beside her. She holds a glove in her left hand, resting her left hand on top of the book. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.
Lady Adelaide Talbot would later pose for the photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.
Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
Lady A. Talbot./ Reproduced & Printed in Carbon.
8.5 x 5.3 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Prince Albert
