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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

LUDWIG ANGERER (1827-79)

Count Alfred Paar (1806-85)

c.1860

Albumen print | 9.2 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2913817

Full length of Field Marshal Count Alfred Paar (1806-85) standing, facing a quarter to the right. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He holds a plumed helmet in his right hand and a sword in his left. He wears a military uniform with various medals and orders pinned to the chest.
  • Creator(s)

    Ludwig Angerer (1827-79) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Count Alfred Paar (1806-85)
  • annotation: F.M.L. Graf Paar. [beneath work]

  • 9.2 x 5.7 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.0 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite