Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
FERDINAND II, KING CONSORT OF PORTUGAL (1816-85)
Boas Festas
dated 1839Etching | 20.7 x 17.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 2506470
An etching from an album of portraits containing prints and photographs: the central scene shows a little girl seated on the ground holding an apple, with a dog at her knee. Surrounding the scene are numerous small vignettes showing different domestic scenes. Signed and dated. Inscription in pencil below: Pour ma chére cousine Victoria.
Creator(s)
Ferdinand II, King Consort of Portugal (1816-85) (etcher)
20.7 x 17.2 cm (sheet of paper)
From an album acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
