Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ANDRÉ ADOLFE EUGÈNE DISDÉRI (1819-89)
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1808-73)
1859Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2907669
Photograph of a full length portrait of Napoleon III (1808-73), standing, facing towards the camera. He poses with his left hand resting in waistcoat pocket. There is a large armchair on the right of the photograph.
Creator(s)
André Adolfe Eugène Disdéri (1819-89) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Napoléon III, Emperor of the French (1808-73)annotation: The Emperor Napoleon III/ 1859. [beneath work]
8.6 x 5.2 cm (image)
9.6 x 5.9 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)
The Emperor Napoleon III, 1859. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
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