Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Carol I of Romania (1839-1914), when Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1858Salted paper print | 21.0 x 16.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906701
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later Carol I of Romania (1839-1914), seated in a chair, facing slightly towards the left. He turns his head and looks towards the left. He wears a uniform and places his right hand on the hilt of his sword and his left hand in his lap.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
21.0 x 16.5 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Prince Charles of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, 1858 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
