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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT (1819-61)

    Photographs. Belgian Portraits. Volume 73.

    1860-61

    Burgundy leather bound album | 22.6 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913900

    Burgundy leather bound album containing 38 albumen carte de visite portraits (RCINs 2913901-2913938) of notable Belgian subjects. Whilst the album is focused on Belgian individuals, there are portrait of two Dutch individuals in the album (RCIN 2913935 and 2913937).

    • Creator(s)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (arranger)

    • 22.6 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

      23.8 x 19.7 x 4.3 cm (album)

    • Acquired by Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Belgium
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • albums
            • photograph albums
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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