Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GEORGE MANSFIELD: 90 GRAFTON STREET, DUBLIN
Edward VII (1841-1910), when Prince of Wales
1861Albumen print | 10.1 x 6.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2149056
Carte-de-visite photograph of Edward VII when Prince of Wales, in Grenadier undress uniform. Three-quarters length, portrait turned to his right, holding a baton under his arm, and wearing a black band in mourning for his grandmother the Duchess of Kent. This photograph was probably taken while the Prince was training at the Curragh Camp near Dublin.
Creator(s)
George Mansfield: 90 Grafton Street, Dublin (photographer)
Subject(s)
King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Army-GB-Infantry-Grenadier Guards10.1 x 6.3 cm (whole object)
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Ireland
- County Kildare [Ireland]
- Curragh [County Kildare]
- Curragh Army Camp [Kildare]
- Curragh [County Kildare]
- County Kildare [Ireland]
- Ireland
- Europe
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Mourning
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Places
