Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ANDRÉ ADOLFE EUGÈNE DISDÉRI (1819-89)
Napoléon III, Emperor of the French, and the Empress Eugénie
1859Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907671
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Napoleon III (1808-73) and Empress Eugénie (1826-1920). Napoleon stands facing towards the camera. He wears a top hat and holds a cane in his right hand. Empress Eugénie stands arm in arm with Napoleon and faces three-quarters to the right.
Creator(s)
André Adolfe Eugène Disdéri (1819-89) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Napoléon III, Emperor of the French (1808-73)Eugénie, Empress of the French (1826-1920)annotation: The Emperor Napoleon II/ The Empress Eugenie. 1859. [beneath work]
8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)
9.8 x 5.8 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)
The Emperor Napoleon III, The Empress Eugenie, 1859. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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