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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    The Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier (1832-97)

    c.1860

    Albumen print | 8.9 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907783

    Photograph of Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, standing, facing left. She turns her head slightly towards the camera. She wears a hat and a long shawl over her dress.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      María Luisa Fernanda de Borbón (1832-97)

    • annotation: The Infanta Luisa Fernanda/ Duchess of Montpensier. [beneath work]

    • 8.9 x 5.4 cm (image)

      9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

      23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

      24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

    • The Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

    • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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