Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred
Aug 1855Albumen 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.
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]
24.3 x 18.7 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
