Photographs 1842-61
Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha (1784-1844)
1883 copy after an original of 1844Carbon print copy of a daguerreotype | 7.9 x 8.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2800833
Carbon print copy of a daguerreotype of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. Ernest I stands facing slightly right wearing a coat and top hat and holding a fishing rod. Behind him there is a building with tall windows and a bench to the right.
Ernest I was the father of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. The original daguerreotype was taken in 1844 at Schloss Reinhardsbrunn, the residence of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family.
Creator(s)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)
After Unknown Person (photographer)
7.9 x 8.0 cm (image)
17.1 x 13.0 cm (page dimensions)
From an album containing works collected and arranged by Prince Albert (before 1861) and by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Schloss Rheinsberg [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- Places
