Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales as 'Winter'
c.1880 after an original of 10 Feb 1854Carbon print | 17.8 x 13.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900033
Photograph of a full length portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) standing, facing towards the camera. He leans his right arm on a wooden support. A cauldron hangs from the wooden support. The Prince wears a long white beard and wig, and a hat and a cape. Fake snow covers the cape and hat. The Prince is dressed as the embodiment of 'Winter' in the Tableaux of the Seasons, performed at Windsor Castle.
Creator(s)
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Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
The Prince of Wales/ as Winter in the Tableaux of the Seasons./ Windsor Castle. 10 Feb: 1854. / By Mr Fenton.
17.8 x 13.0 cm (image)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
