Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE
Thomas Batchelor, Page of the Back Stairs
1858Albumen print | 12.7 x 10.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2906736
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Batchelor seated, facing three-quarters to the left. He looks towards the camera. The caption indicates Batchelor is in the 5th year of his service as a Page of the Back Stairs.
Creator(s)
William Bambridge (photographer)
Subject(s)
Thomas Batchelor (d. 1868)12.7 x 10.6 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Batchelor, Page of the Back Stairs, in the 5- year of his service, 1858 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
