Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Gebrüder Winter : Prague
Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg (1809-85), Cardinal Erzbischof von Prague c.1860
Albumen print | 9.5 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2913803
Photograph of a full length portrait of Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg (1809-85) seated in a chair, facing three-quarters to the right. He turns his head slightly towards the camera. He wears clerical robes, a cross round his neck, and holds his hat on his lap.
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Creator(s)
Gebrüder Winter : Prague (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Friedrich Schwarzenberg, Cardinal Archbishop of Prague (1809-85) -
annotation: Friedrich Schwarzenberg./ Cardl Erz-B. von Prag. [beneath work]
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9.5 x 5.8 cm (image)
10.0 x 6.1 cm (mount)
22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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