Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Camille Silvy (1834-1910)
Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889) 1860
Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907741
Photograph of Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, standing, facing left, her face captured in profile. She rests her left hand on a plinth. On the plinth is a sculpture of two putti. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.
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Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889) -
annotation: The Duchess of Cambridge 1860. [beneath work]
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8.7 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)
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The Duchess of Cambridge, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
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Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
Subject(s)
- People
- Putti
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mythical creatures
- Cherubs
- Mythical creatures
- Animals
- Zoology
- visual works
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