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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

'Osborne'

1852

Albumen print handcoloured with watercolour | 16.7 x 21.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2914254

Photograph of a view of Osborne House, handcoloured with watercolour. There is a staircase, flanked by statues of lions, and a lawned area in the foreground.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • 16.7 x 21.7 cm (image)

  • Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Isle of Wight [England]
              • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                • Osborne House
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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