Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
MORRISON, ROBERT (FL.1850'S)
The Imperial Commissioners Kweilang and Hwarhana Lientsin, China 1858
1 Jul 1858Albumen print | 14.4 x 18.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2935015
Photograph of a full length double portrait of the Imperial Chinese Commissioners, Kweilang, on the right, and Hwarhana. The two men are seated on chairs, facing towards the camera. They are posed either side of a table. The table is decorated with a cloth featuring a design of a heron and clouds. There is a screen on the right side of the photograph. The photograph was taken in Tientsin, now Tianjin, in China, on the date of the signing of the Treaty of Tientsin.
The photograph appears to be of an over-painted photograph.
The photograph appears to be of an over-painted photograph.
Creator(s)
Morrison, Robert (fl.1850's) (photographer)
The Imperial Commisioners/ Kweiliang and Hwarhana./ Photograph at Tientsin, July 1st 1858./ by Robert Mirrison./ attaché to B M [?] Mipui/ in China./ Kweiliand sits next the screen [sic].
14.4 x 18.1 cm (image)
18.6 x 27.6 cm (mount)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Asia
- China
- Asia
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Asia
- Chinese national costume
- Costume-Asia
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- Places
