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 2900473
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She holds a basket of flowers in front of her with both hands and carries a striped shawl over her right hand. She poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting a landscape scene.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)8.7 x 5.6 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
