Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER UNKNOWN PERSON
Archduke Maximilian of Austria and his wife, Archduchess Charlotte
1887 copy after an original of 1857Carbon print | 23.3 x 18.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2906680
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, later Emperor of Mexico (1832-67), and Charlotte, Archduchess of Austria, later Empress of Mexico (1840-1927), standing arm in arm, facing towards the camera. Photograph is a vignette.
Creator(s)
After Unknown Person (photographer)
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico (1832-67)Empress Carlota of Mexico (1840-1927)23.3 x 18.8 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Archduke Maximilian of Austria and his wife, Archduchess Charlotte, 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
