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.1860Carbon 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.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Mary Ann (Fanny) Stirling (1815-95)Fanny Stirling (1842-1929)annotation: Mrs Stirling & daughter./ Reproduced [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.9 x 5.7 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
