Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811-73)
1858Overpainted salted paper print | 23.5 x 20.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906759
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811-73) seated, facing three-quarters to the left. He looks ahead, his face captured in profile. He wears a Prussian naval uniform with the Order of the Black Eagle insigina star. His right hand rests on his lap and he holds a sword in his left hand.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811-73)23.5 x 20.0 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Prince Adalbert of Prussia, 1858 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Orders (honour)
- Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia)
- Orders (honour)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Genealogy and Heraldry
