Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Louisa Ruth Herbert (1831-1921)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913641
Photograph of a full length portrait of the British actress Louisa Ruth Herbert (1831-1921) standing, facing right. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She holds her hand together, beside her head, and rests both elbows on a plinth holding a column. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Louisa Ruth Herbert (1831-1921)annotation: Miss Herbert/ Reproduced [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.7 x 5.2 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
