Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
MARTIN LAROCHE (1814-86)
Mr Cooper (1793-1870) as York
1857Hand coloured photograph | 22.7 x 18.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2909977
Hand coloured photograph of actor John Cooper as Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, in 'King Richard II', Act II, Scene III. Cooper wears a black velvet mantle over a richly decorated coat and a red cap with feather. Two other male actors stand in the background, a man in armour with a double axe and a man with a crossbow.
Creator(s)
Martin Laroche (1814-86) (photographer)
Martin Laroche (1814-86) (colourist)
22.7 x 18.2 cm (image)
- Given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert as a Christmas gift
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Toys and Decorations
- Theatrical costumes
- Toys and Decorations
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Science, Medicine and Technology