Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
c.1880 after an original of Mar 1861Carbon print | 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2900472
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), standing, facing three-quarters towards the right. She looks ahead, her face in near profile. She holds a basket of flowers in front of her with both hands. She wears a plumed hat and carries a striped shawl over her right arm. She poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting a landscape scene.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Princefs Louise./ March 1861. [lower right corner] Mayall.
8.7 x 5.6 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
