Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
HUGHES & MULLINS : RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT
Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1811-90)
1888 after an original of 1867Carbon print | 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2911490
Photograph of a full length portrait of Sir Robert Cornelius Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, seated, facing towards the camera. He tucks his right hand into his jacket pocket and places his left hand on his lap. There are medals and orders pinned to his jacket.
Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
General Sir Robert Napier. 1867./ Reproduced & Printed in Carbon 1888.
8.6 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
