Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1813-1878)
1862Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2908093
Photograph of Karl, Duke of Glücksburg standing facing front. He holds his top hat in his left hand. He succeeded his father, Duke Wilhelm, in 1831. In May 1838 he married Wilhelmine, youngest daughter of Frederik VI, King of Denmark, in Copenhagen.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
Charles, Duke of Glücksburg, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
Acquired by Queen Victoria
