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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

CA DUVAL & CO. : 14 EXCHANGE ST, MANCHESTER

Sir George Augustus Wetherall (1788-1868)

c.1865

Albumen print | 8.9 x 6.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2911513

Photograph of a full length portrait of General Sir George Wetherall, standing, facing a quarter to the left. He places his right hand on his belt. He wears a military uniform with a sabre attached to his belt.
  • Creator(s)

    CA Duval & Co. : 14 Exchange St, Manchester (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Sir George Augustus Wetherall (1788-1868)
  • annotation: General Sir George Wetherall d. 1868. [beneath work]

  • 8.9 x 6.0 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs