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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Hafiz Abdul Karim (1863-1909) and Sheikh Muhammad Bakhsh

    1887-88

    Albumen 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)

      Subject(s)

      Abdul Karim (1863-1909)
      Sheikh Muhammed Bakhsh (active 1887)

    • 22.2 x 14.8 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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