Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Viscount Gough (1779-1869)
1850Daguerreotype | 9.0 x 6.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2932504
Daguerreotype of Viscount Gough seated with his head turned slightly to the right and his left arm over the back of the chair. He is wearing a suit with a sash across his chest and the Army Gold Cross around his neck. The daguerreotype is mounted under glass with the copper plate exposed on the reverse.
Viscount Gough was a celebrated British army officer. He received the Order of the Star of India from Queen Victoria in March 1861.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779-1869)9.0 x 6.5 cm (image) (image)
10.7 x 8.2 cm (frame) (frame, external)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
