Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Camille Silvy (1834-1910)
Princess Mary of Cambridge (1833-97) 1860
Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907738
Photograph of Mary Adelaide, Princess of Cambridge, standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head towards the camera and gazes to the right. She holds a hat in her right hand. She poses beside an urn positioned on a plinth and in front of a painted backdrop.
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Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck (1833-97) -
annotation: Princess Mary of Cambridge./ 1860. [beneath work]
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8.7 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)
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Princess Mary of Cambridge, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
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Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Packaging
- Containers
- Vessels (containers)
- Urns
- Vessels (containers)
- Containers
- Packaging
- Engineering & Technology
- visual works
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