Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WILLIAM SOUTHWELL : 16 BAKER ST, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON
Marie, Princess of Leiningen (1834-99)
c.1860Albumen print | 8.9 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907818
Photograph of Marie, Princess of Leiningen, standing facing three-quarters to the left. She wears a shawl over a light colour dress, and a bonnet tied with wide ribbon under her chin. There is a painted backdrop on the far right side of the photograph.
Creator(s)
William Southwell : 16 Baker St, Portman Square, London (photographer)
Princesfs Leiningen./ [printer text] SOUTHWELL
8.9 x 5.3 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.1 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
Princess Leiningen. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
