Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT (1819-61)
Photographs. Belgian Portraits. Volume 73.
1860-61Burgundy leather bound album | 22.6 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913900
Burgundy leather bound album containing 38 albumen carte de visite portraits (RCINs 2913901-2913938) of notable Belgian subjects. Whilst the album is focused on Belgian individuals, there are portrait of two Dutch individuals in the album (RCIN 2913935 and 2913937).
Creator(s)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (arranger)
22.6 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.8 x 19.7 x 4.3 cm (album)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Belgium
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- Places
