Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91)
The Honourable Louisa Gordon and the Honourable Eleanor Stanley Jun 1857
Albumen print | 18.7 x 15.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906644
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Louisa Gordon (b. 1829) and Eleanor Stanley (b. 1821). Gordon stands on the left holding a handkercief and a hat in her right hand. She looks towards the camera. Stanley stands on the right, facing three-quarters to the left. She places her left hand on Gordon's shoulder. There is a column, a window and drapery in the background.
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Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Louisa Frances Charlotte Ponsonby (1829-1910)Eleanor Long (1821-1903) -
18.7 x 15.0 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
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The Hon. Louisa Gordon and the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
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