Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
VISCOUNTESS FRANCES ELIZABETH JOCELYN (1820-80)
The Comtesse de Persigny (fl. 1859)
1859Albumen print | 10.8 x 8.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2906805
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Comtesse de Persigny, standing, facing right, her face captured in profile. She stands at the bottom of a set of stone steps. There is an urn on a plinth behind her and a doorway in the background.
Creator(s)
Viscountess Frances Elizabeth Jocelyn (1820-80) (photographer)
10.8 x 8.7 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
The Comtesse de Persigny, 1859 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
