Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WILLIAM HENRY SOUTHWELL (1823-70)
King Edward VII (1841-1910) when Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
1860Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907751
Photograph of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, standing, facing a quarter to the left. He looks ahead, away from the camera. He wears a morning coat and holds a top hat in his left hand. There is a plinth and drapery on the right side of the photograph.
Creator(s)
William Henry Southwell (1823-70) (photographer)
Previously attributed to Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)annotation: The Prince of Wales.- 1860. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.6 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)
The Prince of Wales, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
