Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
HUGHES & MULLINS : RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT
Emily Petty-Fitzmaurice, later Marchioness of Lansdowne (1819-95)
1888 after an original of c.1860Carbon print | 8.1 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2911302
Photograph of a full length portrait of Emily, Countess of Shelburne, later Marchioness of Lansdowne, seated, facing towards the camera. She gazes down at a book she holds open on her lap.
Creator(s)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
8.1 x 5.2 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert