Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GHÉMAR FRÈRES (ACTIVE 1859-94)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
c. 1862 - c. 1863Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2908059
Photograph of Queen Victoria in mourning for Prince Albert. The Queen is seated at a table and is holding a small portrait of the Prince in her right hand.
Creator(s)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)8.6 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.4 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
The Queen, 1863. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Mourning
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Social sciences
