Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Lord and Lady Skelmersdale
1860Carbon print | 8.3 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2911297
Photograph of a full length group portrait of Edward and Alice, Lord and Lady Skelmersdale, later Earl and Countess of Lathom. Lady Skelmersdale is seated, facing three-quarters to the right and gazing ahead. Lord Skelmersdale stands beside her, gazing down. He rests his right elbow on the back of her chair.
Creator(s)
After Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom (1837-98)Alice, Countess of Lathom (1841-97)8.3 x 5.2 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.1 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
