Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT (1819-61)
Photographs. Royal Portraits, Volume 49
1860-62Red leather album | 23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album) | RCIN 2907972
Photograph album bound in red leather and lined with red silk. The album contains 201 photographs (RCINs 2907973-2908177) of royal subjects from across Europe. Please note that spaces for RCINs 2908020, 2908025, 2908033 and 2908123 were not used (i.e. they are empty). A note at the front of the album states that a selection of the portraits were collected by Prince Albert (1819-61).
The album has been inscribed with a note reading: 'All the Portraits in this Volume/as far as Page 19/with the exception of those dated 1862/were collected but not arranged/by/His Royal Highness The Prince Consort/1860-1861.'. A selection of the portraits dated 1862 appear to be copies, as replicas of the works appear in other albums compiled by Prince Albert and dating from 1860-1.
The album has been inscribed with a note reading: 'All the Portraits in this Volume/as far as Page 19/with the exception of those dated 1862/were collected but not arranged/by/His Royal Highness The Prince Consort/1860-1861.'. A selection of the portraits dated 1862 appear to be copies, as replicas of the works appear in other albums compiled by Prince Albert and dating from 1860-1.
Creator(s)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (collector)
23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Selection of photographs collected by Prince Albert, the majority acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Photography
- Photographs
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Photography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
