Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
LUDWIG ANGERER (1827-79)
Johann Ritter von Oppolzer (1808-71)
c.1860Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2913825
Photograph of a full length portrait of Johann Ritter von Oppolzer (1808-71) seated on a chair, facing three-quarters to the right. He looks ahead, his face captured in a three-quarter turn. He rests his right arm on a table beside him and places his left hand in his lap.
Creator(s)
Ludwig Angerer (1827-79) (photographer)
Prof. Oppolzer./ (rector magnificus.)
8.6 x 5.1 cm (image)
9.7 x 5.8 cm (mount)
22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert