Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
MARTIN LAROCHE (1814-86)
Mr Ryder and Mr Charles Kean as
1857Hand coloured photograph | 22.4 x 18.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2909979
Hand coloured photograph of actors John Ryder and Charles Kean as Bolingbroke and King Richard II in the homonymous play, Act III, Scene III. There are two other male actors in the background: a clergyman on the left hand side and a soldier on the right.
Creator(s)
Martin Laroche (1814-86) (photographer)
Martin Laroche (1814-86) (colourist)
22.4 x 18.3 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