Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Fernando II, King Consort of Portugal (1816-85)
1861Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907952
Photograph of King Ferdinand standing and facing towards the camera. He wears a military uniform, sash and insignia star, possibly Triple Order-Royal. He places his right hand on a helmet, positioned on top of a table on the left side of the photograph.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Ferdinand II, King of Portugal (1816-85)annotation: King Ferdinand of Portugal./ (Father of the King)/ (1861) [beneath work]
8.6 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.6 x 5.9 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
King Ferdinand of Portugal (Father of the King) 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Heraldry
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Insignia-Stars (heraldic)
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Heraldry
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Genealogy and Heraldry
