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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Lady Margaret Elizabeth Cameron (1846-1918)

Jul 1866

Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2911509

Photograph of a full length portrait of Lady Margaret Scott, standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She rests both hands on a table in front of her. She wears a veil, crown of flowers and a long dress decorated with flowers.

Scott was the daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Victoria, Marchioness of Lothian (1845-1938)
    Lady Margaret Elizabeth Cameron (1846-1918)
  • annotation: Lady Margaret Scott. July 1866./ Daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch. [beneath work]

  • 8.8 x 5.8 cm (image)

    9.5 x 6.1 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs