Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
FRANCES SALLY DAY (1815-92)
Lady Mary Frederica Biddulph (1824-1902)
c.1860Albumen print | 8.3 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2910610
Photograph of a full length portrait of Lady Mary Frederica Biddulph (1824-1902) standing, facing towards the left. She places her right hand on a plinth that supports a statue (outside of frame). Photograph taken on the terrace at Osborne.
Biddulph was the wife of General Sir Thomas Myddelton-Biddulph. She was Maid of Honour between 1850 and 1856, Woman of the Bedchamber from 1857, Lady-in-Waiting to Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg from 1875 to 1896, thereafter Extra Woman of the Bedchamber.
Biddulph was the wife of General Sir Thomas Myddelton-Biddulph. She was Maid of Honour between 1850 and 1856, Woman of the Bedchamber from 1857, Lady-in-Waiting to Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg from 1875 to 1896, thereafter Extra Woman of the Bedchamber.
Creator(s)
Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Lady Mary Frederica Biddulph (1824-1902)annotation: Hon: Mrs Biddulph [beneath work]
8.3 x 5.7 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
Hon. Mrs Biddulph. [Royal Household Portraits. Volume 57.]
- Acquired by Prince Albert
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