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 1857
Carbon 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.
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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)
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Archduke Maximilian of Austria and his wife, Archduchess Charlotte, 1857 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
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