Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Lydia Thompson (1836-1908)
circa 1860Albumen print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913600
Photograph of a full length portrait of the actor Lydia Thompson (1836-1908) standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She looks to the right, her face captured in profile. She leans against a plinth draped with a textile. She places her left hand on her chest and rest her right arm on the plinth.
Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Mifs Lydia Thompson
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.4 x 6.2 cm (mount)
8.9 x 5.8 cm (image)
Acquired by Prince Albert
