Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ANTOINE FRANÇOIS JEAN CLAUDET (1797-1867)
Queen Marie Amélie, Dowager Queen of the French (1782-1866)
1860Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907785
Photograph of Queen Marie Amélie seated facing towards the camera. She wears a bonnet tied with a wide ribbon under her chin. She holds a book open on her lap. There is a vase of flowers on a table behind her.
Creator(s)
Antoine François Jean Claudet (1797-1867) (photographer)
Queen Marie Amelia. 1860.
8.4 x 5.6 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
Queen Marie Amelie, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
