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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

William Bambridge (1810-79)

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1840-1910) c.1880 after an original of Jan 1860

Carbon print | 8.9 x 6.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2900241

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Photograph of a full length portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1840-1910) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He holds a cane in his left hand and a top hat in his right. Photograph taken at Windsor Castle.

  • Creator(s)

    William Bambridge (1810-79) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
  • annotation: The Prince of Wales./ Windsor Castle, Jany 1860./ Bambridge [beneath work]
  • 8.9 x 6.6 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs