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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)

Group portrait with Prince Albert and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales

Apr 1857

Salted paper print | 15.5 x 18.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2900096

Photograph of a full length group portrait of, from left to right, Colonel Phipps, Mr Frederick Gibbs, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Prince Albert, Baron Stockmar, Dr Ernst Becker and Baron Ernest Stockmar.

  • Creator(s)

    Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)

  • The Prince of Wales as The Prince/ Colonel Phipps, Mr Gibbs, Baron Stockmar Dr Becker, Baron Ernst Stockmar/ April 1857./ By Caldesi.

  • 15.5 x 18.8 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (whole object)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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