Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
George, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1824-76)
c.1860Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907815
Photograph of George, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, seated, facing three-quarters to the left. He poses with his arms folded in front of his chest. There is a top hat on a table beside him.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1824-76)annotation: Duke George of Mecklenberg Strelitz./ (brother to the Grand Duke.) [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
Duke George of Mecklenberg-Strelitz (brother to the Grand Duke). [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
