Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889)
1860Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907742
Photograph of Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head towards the camera. She wears a dark colour dress and shawl and a bonnet tied under her chin with a wide ribbon. She rests her right arm on a plinth. A sculpture of two putti is positioned on the plinth. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.
Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889)annotation: The Duchess of Cambridge. [beneath work]
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)
The Duchess of Cambridge. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Biological sciences
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mythical creatures
- Putti
- Cherubs
- Mythical creatures
- Animals
- Zoology
- Biological sciences
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
