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    PRINCE ALFRED, DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND SAXE-COBURG & GOTHA (1844-1900)

    King Leopold I of the Belgians (1790-1865)

    c. 1864

    Albumen print | 8.5 x 6 cm (image) | RCIN 2917697

    Photograph of a full length portrait of King Leopold I of the Belgians, seated and reading at a table with a carved pediment and legs designed in the shape of a cherub. There is a bookcase behind the King, to the right. A long-haired dog sits under the table, resting his head on the table stretcher.

    King Leopold was Queen Victoria's uncle, he was married to Princess Charlotte of Wales who died in childbirth.

    • Creator(s)

      Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Leopold I, King of the Belgians (1790-1865)

    • 8.5 x 6 cm (image)

    • From an album of photographs taken and arranged by Prince Alfred

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Agriculture and related techniques
          • Animal husbandry
            • Dogs
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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