Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER ANTOINE FRANÇOIS JEAN CLAUDET (1797-1867)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)
1854Albumen print | 6.2 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2513453
Photograph after a stereoscopic daguerreotype of a full length portrait of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) standing, facing towards the camera. She gazes to the left. She holds a pair of gloves in her left hand and some sort of stick or device in her right hand. She poses in front of a window.
Creator(s)
After Antoine François Jean Claudet (1797-1867) (photographer)
Previously attributed to Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)annotation: 1854. [beneath work, right side]
6.2 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.5 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Construction
- Structural parts of buildings
- Windows
- Structural parts of buildings
- Construction
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
