Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
Mar 1861Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900479
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), standing, facing right. She looks ahead, her face captured in profile. She holds a plumed hat in front of her waist with both hands. There is a balustrade in front of her on which sits a striped shawl and book. There is a plinth and drapery behind her.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)8.7 x 5.7 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
