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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    LUDWIG ANGERER (1827-79)

    Eleanore Schwarzenberg (1812-73)

    c.1860

    Albumen print | 9.1 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2913780

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Eleanore Schwarzenberg (1812-73) standing, facing slightly towards the left. She turns her head towards the camera and looks to the right. She places her right hand on top of a chair and holds something in her left hand, placing it in front of her stomach. She wears a bonnet with long ribbons and a shawl.

    • Creator(s)

      Ludwig Angerer (1827-79) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Eleonore, Princess of Schwarzenberg (1812-73)

    • annotation: Fürstin Eleonore Schwarzenberg. [beneath work]

    • 9.1 x 5.9 cm (image)

      9.7 x 6.1 cm (mount)

      22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)

    • Acquired by Prince Albert

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • albums
            • photograph albums
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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