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UNKNOWN PERSON

Luis I, King of Portugal and the Algarves (1838-89), when the Duke of Oporto, and Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern (1835-1905)

1861

Albumen print | 8.1 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2907958

Photograph of Prince Leopold, seated on a chair on the left, and Luis, Duke of Oporto, standing behind him. Both men look towards the camera. There is drapery in the background on the left.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Luís I, King of Portugal (1838-89)
    Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (1835-1905)

  • annotation: The Duke of Oporto and/ Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern./ (1861) [beneath work]

  • 8.1 x 5.8 cm (image)

    9.4 x 6.1 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Duke of Oporto and Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern. 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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