Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Lydia Thompson (1836-1908)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913629
Photograph of a full length portrait of the British actress Lydia Thompson (1836-1908) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head towards the camera and looks to the right. She wears a costume that includes a feathered hairpiece. She poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting a stage.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Lydia Thompson (1836-1908)annotation: Miss Lydia Thompson./ Reproduced [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
8.9 x 5.2 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
