Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Frances Elizabeth Jocelyn, Viscountess Jocelyn (1820-80)
The Comtesse de Persigny (fl. 1859) 1859
Albumen print | 10.8 x 8.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2906805
![The Comtesse de Persigny, 1859 [Photographic Portraits Vol. 3/61 1856-1863]](https://albert.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/3/d/806845-1533903504.jpg?itok=uWDaMAam "The Comtesse de Persigny, 1859 [Photographic Portraits Vol. 3/61 1856-1863]")
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.
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Creator(s)
Frances Elizabeth Jocelyn, Viscountess Jocelyn (1820-80) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Comtesse Fialin de Persigny (active 1858) -
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)
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The Comtesse de Persigny, 1859 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
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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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