Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
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)
Nadar (1820-1910) (photographer)
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Comtesse Fialin de Persigny (active 1858)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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
