Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Sylvain Van de Weyer (1802-74) 1857
Salted paper print with over painting | 21.8 x 17.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2906674
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Sylvain Van de Weyer (1813-1901), Belgian Attaché at the Court of St James's. He stands facing three-quarters to the left and looks ahead, away from the camera. He wears a uniform and holds a hat under his left arm.
The photograph has been over painted.
The photograph has been over painted.
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Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer (1802-74) -
21.8 x 17.4 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
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Sylvain Van de Weyer, 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
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