Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
General Fürst Thurn and Taxis
c.1860Albumen print | 8.9 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2913819
Photograph of a full length portrait of General Prince Thurn and Taxis standing, facing right, his face captured in profile. He holds a sword in his left hand and places his right hand on his stomach. He wears a military uniform. His uniform cap sits on the table behind him.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Thürn & Taxis, Prince of (fl.c.1850s)annotation: General Fürst Thurn and Taxis. [beneath work]
8.9 x 5.8 cm (image)
9.6 x 5.9 cm (mount)
22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
