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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910) as Winter in the Tableaux of the Seasons

May 1854

Albumen print mounted on card | 16.1 x 13.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2106404

Photograph of a full length portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, dressed in the character of Winter for the Tableaux of the Seasons. He wears a false beard, hat and cape and holds an axe and what appears to be a trap. His hat and cape is covered in fake snow.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
    Family of Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom
  • 16.1 x 13.5 cm (image)

    32.0 x 26.0 cm (mount)

  • From the collection of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Society
        • Character
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Earth sciences
        • Seasons
          • Winter
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Buildings for educational, scientific & cultural purposes
          • Photographic studios
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs