Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Hafiz Abdul Karim (1863-1909) and Sheikh Muhammad Bakhsh
1887-88Albumen print hand-coloured with watercolour | 22.2 x 14.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2914332
Hand painted photograph of a full length double portrait of Abdul Karim (1863-1909) (left) and Sheikh Muhammad Bakhsh (right, seated), dressed in red livery uniform with the monogram of Queen Victoria. Photograph taken in the grounds of one of the royal palaces.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
22.2 x 14.8 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria