Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER LADY CATHERINE VERNON-HARCOURT (D. 1880)
'The Dowager Countess of Morley'; Frances, Countess of Morley (1781-1857)
1889 copy after an original of 1854Carbon print | 12.0 x 9.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906593
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Frances, Countess of Morley (1781-1857) seated, facing towards the camera. She holds a book open with both hands, propping it up against her lap. The open page depicts an illustration. There is a large ornamental vase in the background, on the left.
Creator(s)
After Lady Catherine Vernon-Harcourt (d. 1880) (photographer)
Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)
Reproduced & Printed in Carbon by [break] Mullins 1889
12.0 x 9.3 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
The Dowager Countess of Morley, 1854 [Photograohic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
