Portraiture
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 1854Carbon 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