Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Eugen Lulves
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826-1908) 1861
Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2907902
Photograph of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg standing, facing three-quarters to the left. He wears a General's military uniform with Garter Star. He poses beside a small side table. There is a helmet positioned on the table.
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Creator(s)
Eugen Lulves (photographer)
Subject(s)
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826-1908) -
annotation: The Duke of Saxe Attenburg. 1861. [beneath work]
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8.5 x 5.1 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
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The Duke of Saxe Altenburg, 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
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Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Heraldry
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Insignia-Garter stars (heraldic)
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Heraldry
- visual works
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