Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798-1869)
1860Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907821
Photograph of Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, standing, facing halfway to the left. He holds a hat and cane in his left hand. He poses in front of a painted backdrop, and beside a column and drapery, shown on the left of the photograph.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798-1869)annotation: Duke of Holstein Augustenburg. 1860. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.6 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
Duke of Holstein Augustenburg, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
