Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred Aug 1855
Albumen print with painted additions | 24.3 x 18.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900052
Photograph of a double portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) seated together on a grassy mound. Prince Alfred faces right, his face captured in profile, and leans towards his brother who faces towards the camera, and gazes downwards. The Prince of Wales holds a shotgun with both hands. Both princes wear Highland dress. There is a structure painted in, on the far left side of the photograph. Photograph has been enhanced through painted additions.
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Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) -
annotation: Prince of Wales & Prince Alfred./ Osborne. Aug: 1855./ By Mr. Mayall. [beneath work]
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24.3 x 18.7 cm (image)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- visual works
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