Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
LONDON STEREOSCOPIC AND PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY : LONDON
Octavius Farquharson
c.1860Albumen print | 8.9 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2911388
Photograph of a full length portrait of Octavius Farquharson, standing , facing hree-quarters to the left. He poses with his right foot raised and resting on a prop. He wears full Highland dress. He poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting a landscape scene.
Creator(s)
London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company : London (photographer)
London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company : London (photographer)
Subject(s)
Octavius Farquharson (active 1860)annotation: Octavius Farquharson. [beneath work]
8.9 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- Social sciences
