Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography
Jabez Hughes (1819-84)
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha (1784-1844) 1883 copy after an original of 1844
Carbon 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.
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Creator(s)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)
After Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1784-1844) -
7.9 x 8.0 cm (image)
17.1 x 13.0 cm (page dimensions)
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From an album containing works collected and arranged by Prince Albert (before 1861) and by Queen Victoria
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Schloss Rheinsberg [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- visual works
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