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
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.
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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)
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Prince Leiningen. [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
- visual works
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