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 2900469
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), standing, facing halfway to the left. She places her right arm on a nearby plinth and place her right hand to her chin. She holds a plumed hat in her left hand. She looks downwards. A striped shawl hangs on a balustrade behind her.
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
