Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
MARTIN LAROCHE (1814-86)
Miss Carlotta Leclercq (1838-93) as Perdita
1856Handpainted albumen print | 51.0 x 43.2 cm (Frame) (frame, external) | RCIN 500469
Photograph of the actress Carlotta Leclercq dressed as the character Perdita from William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. She is dressed in a Victorian shepherdess costume, standing with sheep under a tree. The background is a painted with a theatrical scene.
Creator(s)
Martin Laroche (1814-86) (photographer)
51.0 x 43.2 cm (Frame) (frame, external)
34.0 x 26.3 cm (sight)
Purchased by Queen Victoria, and presented to Prince Albert as a Christmas present in 1856
