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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

HUGHES & MULLINS (1883-1917)

Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective (1844-93)

1888 after an original of c. 1860

Carbon print | 7.8 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2911190

Photograph of a full length portrait of the Earl of Bective seated at a table, facing three-quarters to the left. He rests his right arm on the table and looks down at a book on the table.

The Earl of Bective wrote in support of women's suffrage.
  • Creator(s)

    Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective (1844-93)
  • 7.8 x 5.2 cm (image)

    9.5 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

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