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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Colonel Henry Ponsonby (1825-95)

    1859

    Salted paper print | 10.5 x 7.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2906796

    Photograph of Colonel Henry Ponsonby seated, facing three-quarters to the left. He gazes ahead, away from the camera. He poses with his hands on his lap and his legs crossed.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Sir Henry Ponsonby (1825-95)

    • 10.5 x 7.6 cm (image)

      28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)

      29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
          • albums
            • photograph albums
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