Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GEORGE MANSFIELD (ACTIVE 1865)
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 (active 1865) (photographer)
10.1 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
- Places
