Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
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Walter Lacy (1809-98) and Charles Albert Fechter (1824-79) in 'Ruy Blas' c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860
Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913640
Photograph of a full length double portrait of the actors Walter Lacy (1809-98) and Charles Albert Fechter (1824-79) re-enacting a scene from the play 'Ruy Blas'. Lacy's character, on the right, is shown stabbing Fechter. The two men are fighting with knives. They pose in front of a painted backdrop.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Charles Albert Fechter (1824-79)Walter Lacy (1809-98) -
annotation: Messrs Fetcher & W. Lacy, in "Ruy Blas"./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.1 cm (image)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
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