Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Camille Silvy (1834-1910)
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-92), when Prince Louis of Hesse 1861
Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907935
Photograph of Prince Ludwig of Hesse standing, facing towards the camera. He holds a cane in his left hand and places his right hand on his hip. There is a top hat on a chair to his left.
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Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-92) -
annotation: Prince Louis of Hesse./ (1861) [beneath work]
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8.8 x 5.6 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
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Prince Ludwig of Hesse. 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
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Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
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