Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
Jun 1860Albumen print | 7.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2900343
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), standing, facing slightly towards the right. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She rests her left arm on top of a nearby plinth and holds a small posy of flowers in her left hand.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)annotation: Princefs Louise,/ June, 1860./ [benath] Mayall [above and beneath work]
7.6 x 5.2 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Flowering plants
- Systematic botany
- Botany
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
