Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
HUGHES & MULLINS : RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT
William Hookham Carpenter (1792-1866)
1888 after an original of c.1860Carbon print | 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2911349
Photograph of a full length portrait of William Hookham Carpenter, then Keeper of Prints at the British Museum, standing, facing three-quarters to the right. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He rests his left arm on the back of a chair beside him, holding a book in his left hand. He places his right hand on top of his left arm.
Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
W.H. Carpenter. British Museum./ Reproduced & Printed in Carbon 1888.
8.6 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Prince Albert
