Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CARL MAHLKNECHT (1810-93)
Graf Schönborn
c.1860Albumen print | 9.0 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2913829
Photograph of a full length portrait of Count Schönborn seated on a chair, facing halfway to the right. He turns his head slightly and looks towards the camera. He holds a cane in his left hand, placing it between his legs. There is a plinth beside him, on the left, on which sits a top hat. He poses in front of a painted landscape scene.
Creator(s)
Carl Mahlknecht (1810-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Schönborn, Count (fl.c.1840s)annotation: Graf Schönborn [beneath work]
9.0 x 5.7 cm (image)
9.7 x 5.8 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
