Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
King Carl XV of Sweden (1826-72)
1862Albumen print | 8.9 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907981
Photograph of a full length portrait of Carl XV, King of Sweden (1826-72) standing and facing the viewer. He wears a military uniform and holds a hat in his right hand. He wears the Order of the Garter Star.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Charles XV, King of Sweden and Norway (1826-72)8.9 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.4 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.9 x 19.4 cm (album)
The King of Sweden, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Heraldry
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Insignia-Stars (heraldic)
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Orders (honour)
- Order of the Garter (England)
- Heraldry
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Genealogy and Heraldry
