b. 5 April 1783; d. 22 December 1861
William Constable began his career as an engineer and topographical artist,
but in 1841 enbarked upon a new phase, becoming a pioneer photographer,
opening a daguerreotype portrait studio in Brighton.
The following year he became the first to photograph Prince Albert and other
members of the royal court.
© Robert Leggat, 1999.