Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
Group portrait
Apr 1859Albumen print | 13.3 x 16.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906761
Photograph of a group portrait that includes, from left to right, Princess Helena, Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Princess Amélie of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Princess Louise. The group are posed in front of a backing sheet and are flanked by foliage covered columns.
Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1848-94)Princess Clotilde, Archduchess of Austria (1846-1927)Princess Helena (1846-1923)Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)annotation: Pcfs Jelena, Pcfs Clotilde, Prcfs Louise/ of Saxe-Coburg. & Pcfs Amelie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha/ April- 1859./ (Caldesi) [beneath work]
13.3 x 16.5 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Group, April 1859 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
