Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GEORGE PINER CARTLAND
The Munshi Abdul Karim (1863-1909)
c.1870-88Albumen print hand-coloured with watercolour | 14.3 x 9.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2914338
Hand painted photograph of a full length portrait of the Munshi Abdul Karim (1863-1909) seated on a chair. He rests his right hand on the top of an umbrella and is seated in front of an ivy clad wall.
Creator(s)
George Piner Cartland (photographer)
14.3 x 9.3 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria