Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WEST : 1 ST. JAMES'S STREET
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1784-1844)
1861 after an original of c.1844Gilt metal frame containing photograph | 11.3 x 6.5 x 1.2 cm (closed, flaps down, etc) | RCIN 55314
A gilt metal easel-shaped strut frame, containing an oval photograph of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1784-1844), father of Prince Albert.
The photograph is a copy of a daguerreotype, the only known photographic portrait of Prince Albert's father. The daguerreotype was casually found by Ernest II, eldest son of Ernest I, in Gotha. Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, later sent it to her father, Prince Albert, to be photographed in England. Prince Albert was 'quite overwhelmed' on receiving this precious souvenir of his father, and immediately had it copied. One print was sent to his brother, and several others still exist in the Royal Collection.
The photograph is a copy of a daguerreotype, the only known photographic portrait of Prince Albert's father. The daguerreotype was casually found by Ernest II, eldest son of Ernest I, in Gotha. Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, later sent it to her father, Prince Albert, to be photographed in England. Prince Albert was 'quite overwhelmed' on receiving this precious souvenir of his father, and immediately had it copied. One print was sent to his brother, and several others still exist in the Royal Collection.
Creator(s)
West : 1 St. James's Street (maker)
Subject(s)
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1784-1844)11.3 x 6.5 x 1.2 cm (closed, flaps down, etc)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Decorative techniques & surface decoration
- Floral decorations
- Scalloped
- Decorative motifs
- Swags
- Decorative techniques & surface decoration
Object type(s)
- furnishings
- frames
- photograph frames
- frames
- visual works
- photographs
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
