Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
Pierre d'Orléans, Duc de Penthièvre (1845-1919) 1860
Albumen print | 9.0 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2907637
Photograph of a full length portrait of Pierre d'Orléans, Duc de Penthièvre (1845-1919) standing, and facing towards the camera. He turns his head a quarter to the right and gazes upwards, away from the camera. He poses in front of painted backdrop.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845-1919) -
annotation: The Duc de Penthievre/ (Son of the P. de Joinville. 1860 [beneath work]
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9.0 x 5.9 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)
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The Duc de Penthievre (son of the Prince de Joinville), 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
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Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Photography
- Photographs
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Photography
- visual works
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