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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

William Southwell : 16 Baker St, Portman Square, London

Ernst, Prince of Leiningen (1830-1904) c.1860

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907819

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Photograph of Ernst, Prince of Leiningen, standing and facing towards the camera. He holds his top hat in his left hand and rests his right hand on a small table beside him. There is a painted backdrop on the far right side of the photograph.
  • Creator(s)

    William Southwell : 16 Baker St, Portman Square, London (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Ernst, Prince of Leiningen (1830-1904)
  • annotation: Prince Leiningen,/
    [printed text] SOUTHWELL [beneath work]
  • 8.7 x 5.4 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)

  • Prince Leiningen. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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