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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Marie Clementina, Dowager Princess of Salerno (1798-1881)

1861

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907838

Photograph of Marie Clementine, Archduchess of Austria, seated facing three-quarters right and looking towards the camera. She poses with her hands on her lap. She poses in front of a large light colour sheet, used as a backdrop. The photograph appears to have been taken outdoors. 

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Marie Clementine, Princess of Salerno (1798-1881)

  • annotation: The Princefs of Salerno/ Archduchess of Austria. 1861. [beneath work]

  • 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Princess of Salerno, Archduchess of Austria, 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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