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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

DUDLEY CHARLES FITZGERALD, 24TH BARON DE ROS (1827-1907)

Louise, Duchess of Manchester, later Duchess of Devonshire (1832-1911)

Jul 1858

Salted paper print | 14.6 x 11.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2906712

Photograph of a full length portrait of Louise, Duchess of Manchester, later Duchess of Cavendish (1832-1911) standing, facing a quarter to the right. She leans against a plinth which supports a statue. She holds a hat in her right hand and a pair of gloves, or a handkerchief, in her left. Photograph taken on the terrace at Osborne.
  • Creator(s)

    Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1832-1911)
  • 14.6 x 11.2 cm (image)

    28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)

    29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)

  • Louise, Duchess of Manchester, Osborne, July 1858 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
        • albums
          • photograph albums