Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
'The Honourable Mary Bulteel and The Marchioness of Ely'
Aug 1854Albumen print | 11.6 x 13.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2906544
Photograph of a double portrait of the Honourable Mary Bulteel, later Mary Ponsonby (1832-1916), and Jane, Marchioness of Ely (1821-90), wife of the 3rd Marquess. Bulteel stands whilst the Marchioness is seated on a stone bench. The two women face towards each other. Photograph taken outside Osborne House.
Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Lady Mary Ponsonby (1832-1916)Jane Loftus, Marchioness of Ely (1821-90)annotation: The Hon. Mary Bulteel and the Marchioness of Ely/ Osborne Aug: 1854. by Do. [Ditto] [beneath work]
11.6 x 13.8 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
The Hon. Mary Bulteel & The Marchioness of Ely, Osborne, Aug 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Osborne House
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Places
