Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
L FRISCH & CIE : WEIMAR
Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1818-1901)
1861Albumen print | 9.1 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907965
Photograph of Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, standing, facing halfway to the left. He turns his head towards the camera and gazes to the right. He wears a military uniform and holds a spiked helmet in his left hand.
Creator(s)
L Frisch & Cie : Weimar (photographer)
Subject(s)
Grand Duke Karl Alexander of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1818-1901)annotation: The Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar. 1861. [beneath work]
9.1 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.9 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
The Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar. 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
