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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

LADY MARY CHARLOTTE FOLEY (1822-69)

'The Duchess of Manchester (Lady Mandeville)'; Louisa, Duchess of Manchester, later Duchess of Devonshire (1832-1911)

1889 copy after an original of 1854

Carbon print | 14.6 x 12.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906601

Photograph of a full length portrait of Louise, Duchess of Manchester, later Duchess of Devonshire (1832-1911), seated beside a dressing table. She faces towards the left, and turns her head towards the camera. Her reflection is visible in the mirror positioned on the dressing table.

  • Creator(s)

    Lady Mary Charlotte Foley (1822-69) (photographer)

    Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

  • Reproduced & Printed in Carbon by [break] Mullins 1889

    The Duchess of Manchester/ (Lady Mandeville)/ 1854./ By Lady Foley.-

  • 14.6 x 12.0 cm (image)

    28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

  • The Duchess of Manchester (Lady Mandeville) 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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