Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Friedrich VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1829-80), when Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Augustenburg
1860Albumen print | 8.1 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907822
Photograph of Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, standing and facing towards the camera. He holds a top hat and gloves in his right hand and rests his left hand on a bookcase.
Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Hereditary Prince of Holstein Augustenberg./ 1860
8.1 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
Heriditary Prince Holstein Augustenburg, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
