Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
The Honourable Louisa Gordon and the Honourable Eleanor Stanley
1887 copy after an original of 25 Jun 1857Carbon print | 22.3 x 17.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2906645
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Louisa Gordon (b. 1829) and Eleanor Stanley (b. 1821). Gordon stands on the left with a handkerchief and a hat in her right hand. She looks towards the camera. Stanley stands on the right, facing towards the camera. She places her right hand around the left arm of Gordon.
Creator(s)
After Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
22.3 x 17.8 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
The Hon. Louisa Gordon and Hon. Eleanor Stanley, 25th June 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
