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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    George Warren, 2nd Baron of Tabley (1811-87)

    1854

    Salted paper print | 13.3 x 11.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906582

    Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of George Warren, 2nd Baron Tabley (1811-87), seated in a high backed chair, facing three-quarters to the left. He turns his head towards the camera. A walking stick rests beside his right leg.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      George Warren (1811-87)

    • annotation: Lord de Tabley/ 1854.- [beneath photograph]

    • 13.3 x 11.3 cm (image)

      28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

    • Lord de Tabley, 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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