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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    WEST : 1 ST. JAMES'S STREET

    Frame with an enamel of Prince Albert (1819-61)

    c. 1860

    Gilt metal frame containing enamel portrait | 15.5 x 13.2 x 9.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 53234

    A photographic enamel portrait of Prince Albert (1819-1861), in a gilt metal frame pierced with strapwork and engraved with foliage, on an easel support.

    • Creator(s)

      West : 1 St. James's Street (retailer)

      Subject(s)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

    • 15.5 x 13.2 x 9.6 cm (whole object)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Object type(s)
        • furnishings
          • frames
            • picture frames
        • visual works
          • enamels
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