Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
George V, King of Hanover (1819-78)
1861Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907880
Photograph of George V, King of Hanover, standing and facing slightly towards the left. He wears a military uniform with the Garter Star. He holds the spike of a helmet that stands on a plinth.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Georg V, King of Hanover (1819-78)annotation: The King of Hanover. 1861. [beneath work]
8.6 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)
The King of Hanover, 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Heraldry
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Insignia-Garter stars (heraldic)
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Heraldry
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Genealogy and Heraldry
