Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WILLIAM SOUTHWELL : 16 BAKER ST, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON
Ernst, Prince of Leiningen (1830-1904)
c.1860Albumen 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.
Creator(s)
William Southwell : 16 Baker St, Portman Square, London (photographer)
Prince Leiningen,/[printed text] SOUTHWELL
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
