Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
George, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1824-76) c.1860
Albumen 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.
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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]
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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)
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Duke George of Mecklenberg-Strelitz (brother to the Grand Duke). [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
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Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
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