Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Napoleon, Prince Imperial (1856-79)
1859Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2907675
Photograph of Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-79), aged approximately four years, standing and facing the viewer. He is dressed in a soldier's uniform with a bear skin hat. He beats a drum with two drumsticks. A small rifle is propped against a chair in the background.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Napoléon, Prince Imperial of the French (1856-79)annotation: Napoleon Prince Impériale/ 1859. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.2 cm (image)
9.6 x 5.7 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)
Napoleon, Prince Imperiale, 1859. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Music
- Musical instruments
- Percussion instruments
- Drums
- Drums-Sticks
- Drums
- Percussion instruments
- Musical instruments
- Music
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Headgear
- Hats
- Bearskins (hats)
- Hats
- Headgear
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
