Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Valentine Augustus Browne, Viscount Castleross, later 4th Earl of Kenmare (1825-1905)
c. 1860Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2910753
Photograph of a full length portrait of Valentine Augustus Browne, Viscount Castleross, later 4th Earl of Kenmare (1825-1905) seated cross-legged at a table, facing left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He holds a newspaper in his left hand and a cane in his right.
Browne was Comptroller from 1856 to 1858, Vice-Chamberlain from 1859 to 1866 and 1868 to 1872, Lord-in-Waiting from 1872 to 1874 and Lord Chamberlain from 1880 to 1885 and 1886.
Browne was Comptroller from 1856 to 1858, Vice-Chamberlain from 1859 to 1866 and 1868 to 1872, Lord-in-Waiting from 1872 to 1874 and Lord Chamberlain from 1880 to 1885 and 1886.
Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare (1825-1905)annotation: Lord Castleross. [beneath work]
8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- visual works
