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    LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)

    'H.R.H. The Prince of Wales'

    Jun 1857

    Salted paper print | 22.4 x 17.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2917893

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VII (1841-1910), standing, facing towards the camera. He turns his head slightly towards the left and looks ahead. He holds a top hat in his right hand and a cane and a pair of gloves in his left.

    • Creator(s)

      Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)

    • 22.4 x 17.3 cm (image)

    • From an album compiled by Princess Helena

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Industries, Crafts and Trades
          • Clothing
            • Costume-Evening Dress(male)
              • Top hats
          • Travel Goods
            • Walking sticks
              • Canes
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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