Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
THOMAS PEARCE (ACTIVE C. 1850S)
Group at Balmoral
Sep 1858Albumen print | 10.0 x 13.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900144
Photograph of a group portrait featuring, from left to right, Colonel Bruce, Mr Frederick Gibbs, Major Teesdale, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Dr Ernst Becker, Colonel Ponsonby and General Grey. Photograph taken at Balmoral. Photograph cropped into an oval.
Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Col. Bruce, Mr Gibbs, Maj. Teesdale, [all together]The Prince/of/Wales, Mr. Becker, Col. Ponsoby, Gen. Grey/ Balmoral. Sept. 1858. / Pearce
10.0 x 13.0 cm (image)
30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Precision mechanisms & instruments
- Binoculars
- Precision mechanisms & instruments
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Social sciences
