Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT (1819-61)
Photographs. Theatrical and Musicians Portraits. Volume 80.
c.1860-61Burgundy leather bound album | 24.2 x 20.0 x 5.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2913534
Burgundy leather bound album, with decorative tooling and floral designs. The album has deep pink watered silk inside covers and the spine has four raised bands and three flaps. All edges are gilt. The album contains carte-de-visites (RCIN 2913535-2913705) of actors, performers and musicians.
Creator(s)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (compiler)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.0 cm (whole object)
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- People
- Musicians
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- albums
- printed & manuscript material
- books
- book: full leather bound
- book: full leather bound in morocco
- book: full leather bound in red morocco
- book: full leather bound in burgundy morocco
- book: full leather bound in red morocco
- book: full leather bound in morocco
- book: doublures
- book: full leather bound
- books
- People
