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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

King Edward VII (1841-1910), when Albert Edward, Prince of Wales

1862

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2908089

Photograph of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, seated.  His right arm rests on a small circular table on which he has placed his hat. Backdrop of a lake with mountains beyond.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
    King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)

  • 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

  • The Prince of Wales, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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