Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
c.1880 copy of an original of 25 Jan 1854Carbon print | 20.0 x 12.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2900020
Photograph of a full-length portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) facing towards the camera. He gazes down and is depicted in the action of packing the barrel of his rifle. A variety of dead game are laid out by his feet. Photograph taken at Windsor Castle.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)annotation: The Prince of Wales./ 8th Feb. 1854./ By Mr Fenton. [beneath work]
20.0 x 12.4 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
