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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    JENNER & KNEWSTUB, (33 ST. JAME'S ST)

    Prince Albert (1819-61)

    c. 1861

    Gilt metal frame containing photograph | 11.2 x 10.9 x 1.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 55320

    A gilt metal photo frame in the form of a horseshoe containing a photograph of Prince Albert (1819-61). Prince Albert is depicted full length, standing and leaning against a column. Beside him is a table on which sits a small statuette of the Venus de Milo.

    • Creator(s)

      Jenner & Knewstub, (33 St. Jame's St) (maker)

      Subject(s)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

    • 11.2 x 10.9 x 1.8 cm (whole object)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Industries, Crafts and Trades
          • Blacksmithery
            • Farriery. Shoemaking
              • Horseshoes
      Object type(s)
        • furnishings
          • frames
            • photograph frames
        • visual works
          • photographs
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