Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling (1813-95) and Fanny Stirling (1842-1929) c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860
Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913670
Photograph of a full length double portrait of the actors Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling (1815-95) and her daughter Fanny Stirling (1842-1929). Fanny Stirling is seated on the ground beside her mother. Mary Stirling is seated on a chair, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks towards the camera. She holds up a frame with both hands. The frame frames the face of her daughter.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Mary Ann (Fanny) Stirling (1815-95)Fanny Stirling (1842-1929) -
annotation: Mrs Stirling & daughter./ Reproduced [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.9 x 5.7 cm (image)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
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