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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

FRATELLI D'ALESSANDRI (ACTIVE 1850-1930)

Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)

1862

Albumen print, carte-de-visite | 8.4 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907979

Photograph of Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) seated on the Papal Throne and facing the viewer. On a table on his right is a crucifix and a statue of the Virgin.

Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Pope Pius IX, was elected Pope in 1846 and ruled until his death in 1878.
  • Creator(s)

    Fratelli d'Alessandri (active 1850-1930) (photographer)

  • 8.4 x 5.6 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 cm (album)

  • Pope Pius IX, 1862

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Crucifixes
          • Devotional images of the Virgin Mary(Christ absent)