Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
HUGHES & MULLINS : RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT
Leopold, Duke of Brabant, and his wife, Marie Henriette, Duchess of Brabant
1887 copy after an original of 1857Carbon print | 23.3 x 18.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2906678
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Marie, Duchess of Brabant, later Queen of the Belgians (1836-1902), and Leopold, Duke of Brabant, later Leopold II, King of the Belgians (1835-1909). They stand arm in arm, facing towards the camera. Photograph is a vignette.
Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
23.3 x 18.6 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Leopold, Duke of Brabant, and his wife, Marie Henriette, Duchess of Brabant, c.1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
