Photographs 1842-61

Prince Albert’s views surrounding photography are best demonstrated by the ‘Calotype’, ‘Photographs’ and ‘Miscellanies’ albums he compiled during his lifetime. The albums feature a range of subject matter, including landscape and nature studies, portraits and composed, consciously artistic works. The albums stand as testament to Prince Albert’s diverse tastes and interests, and significantly, provide a true sense of his beliefs surrounding photography: as a means to record intimate family moments, document natural and scientific phenomenon and works of art, and as works of art in their own right.