Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
SIR GEORGE HAYTER (1792-1871)
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
5 Jun dated 1816Soft-ground etching | 24.5 x 18.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 2506518
An etching from an album of portraits containing prints and photographs: Leopold, King of the Belgians; bust length, high collar, his coat decorated with the Garter star. With the artist's monogram, and dated; inscribed below.
Creator(s)
Sir George Hayter (1792-1871) (etcher)
24.5 x 18.4 cm (sheet of paper)
From an album compiled by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Orders (honour)
- Order of the Garter (England)
- Orders (honour)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
