Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians (1836-1902), when Duchess of Brabant
1860Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907777
Photograph of Marie Henriette seated side-saddle on a horse. The Duchess turns to look towards the camera. She wears a long dress and a hat. There is a building in the background, with a large set of stairs in front of it.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians (1836-1902)annotation: The Duchess of Brabant. 1860. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.6 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
The Duchess of Brabant, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Sports
- Riding and driving (horse and animal sports)
- Horse riding
- Riding and driving (horse and animal sports)
- Sports
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport