Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WILLIAM HENRY SOUTHWELL (1823-70)
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910), and Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900)
Apr 1860Albumen print | 8.9 x 6.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2900270
Photograph of a full length 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), standing, facing towards each other. Prince Alfred, on the left, leans against a plinth and faces three-quarters to the right. He gazes ahead, away from the camera. He wears a naval uniform and holds a cap in his left hand. The Prince of Wales faces halfway to the left and looks towards the camera. He wears a military uniform and holds a plumed helmet in his right hand and a sword in his left.
Creator(s)
William Henry Southwell (1823-70) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)annotation: [above] The Prince of Wales/ and Prince Alfred,/ April. 1860./ [beneath] Southwell. [above and beneath work]
8.9 x 6.3 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Heraldry
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Heraldry
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Genealogy and Heraldry
