Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, Duchess of Alba (1825-60) 1860
Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2914226
Photograph of a full length portrait of María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, Duchess of Alba (1825-60) seated, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She rests her right arm on a table beside her and holds a book on her lap with her left hand, placing her right hand on top of the book.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, Duchess of Alba (1825-60) -
annotation: La Duchesse d'Albe. [beak] 1860./ Reproduced. 1874. [beneath work]
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8.5 x 5.2 cm (image)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- albums
- visual works
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