Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
FELIX NADAR (1820-1910)
The Countess of Persigny
1887 after an original of Oct 1858Carbon print | 17.3 x 12.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906735
Photograph of a full length portrait of Comtesse de Persigny standing, facing left. She holds a walking stick in her right hand and places her left hand in her coat pocket. She wears a plumed hat. Photograph taken at Balmoral.
Creator(s)
Felix Nadar (1820-1910) (photographer)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
17.3 x 12.3 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Comtesse de Persigny, October 1858, Balmoral [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
