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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

DUDLEY CHARLES FITZGERALD, 24TH BARON DE ROS (1827-1907)

Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)

Feb 1860

Albumen print | 10.7 x 8.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2900246

Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), standing, facing slightly to the left. She gazes ahead, away from the camera. She rests her right hand on the back of a chair and carries a hat in the left hand. She wears a double breasted jacket and wide skirt. There is a curtain on the far left side of the photograph.

  • Creator(s)

    Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
  • annotation: Princefs Louise./ Feby 1860./ Col: De Ros. [beneath work]

  • 10.7 x 8.3 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs