Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Louis Gallait (1810-87)
1860Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2913526
Photograph of a full length portrait of Louis Gallait, standing, facing three-quarters to the left, his face captured in profile. He holds a top hat in his left hand.
Gallait was a Belgain artist of historical and romantic paintings, originally from Tournai, Belgium. He made his reputation with the painting The Abdication of Charles V.
Gallait was a Belgain artist of historical and romantic paintings, originally from Tournai, Belgium. He made his reputation with the painting The Abdication of Charles V.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Louis Gallait (1810-87)annotation: Louise Gallait. 1860. [beneath work]
8.6 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
22.8 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
Louis Gallait, 1860 [in Photographs. Artists' Portraits. Volume 79]
- Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
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- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
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