Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Louise, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1796-1867)
1860Albumen print | 9.8 x 6.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906863
Photograph of Louise, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg seated on a chair, facing towards the right. She rests her left elbow on the arm of her chair and places her left hand near her chin. She wears a bonnet and holds a book on her lap with her right hand.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
9.8 x 6.5 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Louise, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 1860 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
