Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
HUGHES & MULLINS (1883-1917)
Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
1888 after an original of c.1860Carbon print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2911368
Photograph of a full length portrait of Sir Charles Lyell, Baronet seated at a table, facing three-quarters to the left. He poses with his legs crossed and holds a book open in his right hand. He gazes ahead.
Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875)annotation: Sir Charles Lyell. F.R.S./ Reproduced & Printer in Carbon 1888. [beneath work]
8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
