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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT (1819-61)

    Photographs. Spanish, Portuguese Portraits. Volume 78.

    1860-61

    Burgundy leather bound album | 22.8 x 19.6 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2914220

    Burgundy leather bound album containing 32 albumen prints (RCINs 2914221 - 2914252) of portraits of notable persons from Spain and Portugal. The album was compiled by Prince Albert (1819-61) between 1860 and 1861.

    • Creator(s)

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

    • 22.8 x 19.6 cm (page dimensions)

      23.8 x 19.6 x 3.9 cm (album)

    • Collected and compiled by Prince Albert

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • albums
            • photograph albums
          • photographs
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