Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Autumn
c. 1880 after an original of 10 Feb 1854Carbon print mounted on card | 18.8 x 14.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2374658
Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) seated on a barrel, facing towards the camera. He holds up a goblet in his right hand and places his left hand on his thigh. He wears a leopard skin tunic and sandals over a light colour shirt and tights. He wears a wreath of grapes on his head. Prince Alfred is dressed as the embodiment of Autumn for the Tableau of the Seasons, performed at Windsor Castle.
Photograph originally displayed at Osborne.
Photograph originally displayed at Osborne.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)annotation: No. 1085 [upper left]
18.8 x 14.5 cm (image)
19.5 x 15.0 cm (mount)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
