Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Amalie, Duchess in Bavaria (1848-94), when Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1861Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907949
Photograph of Princess Amalie, standing and facing slightly towards the left. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She rests her right arm on a plinth and poses with her hands held together in front of her chest. She wears a dress trimmed with lace at the collar and cuffs.
Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1848-94)annotation: Princess Amalia of Saxe-Coburg./ 2nd Daughter of Prince Augustus. (1861) [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
Princess Amalia of Saxe Coburg, 2nd daughter of Prince Augustus. 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
