Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881)
(Cornelius) Jabez Hughes (1819-1884)
Category
Photographs
Date
Oct 1878
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
105 mm (Width); 165 mm (L)
Place of origin
Ryde
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428305.8
Summary
Oval photograph of Disraeli, facing to his left, left arm leaning on table. Mounted on cream card with inscription below, either side of Royal Arms 'Cabinet Portrait./ Jabez Hughes, Regina House, Ryde, I.W./ Photographer to the Queen and the Royal Family.' Written on reverse, in pencil 'The Earl of Beaconsfield/ October 1878.' Printed on reverse are the Royal Arms with 'Royal/ Photographic Studio./ Mr Jabez Hughes,/ Photographer to the Queen/ And/ H.R.H. The Prince of Wales./ Regina House,/ Ryde, Isle of Wight./' Below this 'Additional copies can always/ be obtained on application.'
Provenance
Property of the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, to Horace Pym (probably after 1881), then by descent.
Marks and inscriptions
'Cabinet Portrait./ Jabez Hughes, Regina House, Ryde, I.W./ Photographer to the Queen and the Royal Family.', 'The Earl of Beaconsfield/ October 1878.', 'Royal/ Photographic Studio./ Mr Jabez Hughes,/ Photographer to the Queen/ And/ H.R.H. The Prince of Wales./ Regina House,/ Ryde, Isle of Wight./', 'Additional copies can always/ be obtained on application.'
Makers and roles
(Cornelius) Jabez Hughes (1819-1884), photographer