Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-94)
The Lieutenant Governor of Holsteinsborg Hans Elberg, with his wife and children : 'Child, Wife, Son, Lieut. Governor and Son' Jun 1854
Albumen print | 15.8 x 20.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2510468
![The Lieutenant Governor of Fiskenaesset with his wife and three children. [Album: HMS's Phoenix and Talbot in search of Sir John Franklin, 1854]](https://albert.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/e/4/643526-1479296240.jpg?itok=kProKLYn "The Lieutenant Governor of Fiskenaesset with his wife and three children. [Album: HMS's Phoenix and Talbot in search of Sir John Franklin, 1854]")
Photograph of a family group portrait in half-length showing Hans Elberg, Lieutenant Governor of Holsteinborg (second right) with his wife Martha (second left) and their three male children. The Lieutenant Governor wears a hooded jacket, similar to his children and his wife wears a bonnet. All face the viewer.
Hans and Martha Elberg had three children: One was born in 1843 and the other in 1845. The year in which the third child was born is not known.
Hans and Martha Elberg had three children: One was born in 1843 and the other in 1845. The year in which the third child was born is not known.
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Creator(s)
Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-94) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Martha Elberg (active 1854)Hans Elberg (1808-88) -
15.8 x 20.4 cm (image)
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The Lieutenant Governor of Fiskenaesset with his wife and three children. [Album: HMS's Phoenix and Talbot in search of Sir John Franklin, 1854].
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Presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by Captain Edward Augustus Inglefield in 1854
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Polar regions
- Arctic territories
- Arctic regions
- Greenland [Denmark]
- Arctic territories
- Polar regions
- People
- Children
- visual works
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