Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Prince Albert (1819-61)
1891 after an original of 1842Carbon print | RCIN 2931356.a
A page from the catalogue of Queen Victoria's Private Negatives, Vol. I.
It features nine carbon prints of paintings of Prince Albert, shown in a variety of settings, poses and outfits.
QPN 239 and 240 are prints of a painting by Thorburn showing Prince Albert during his last illness in December 1861. He is holding the draft memorandum on the 'Trent' question.
QPN 1556 are prints of the earliest known photographic image of a member of the royal family. The daguerreotype of Prince Albert was made in 1842.
QPN 709 is a print of an 1850 painting by Winterhalter, depicting a half-length portrait of Prince Albert (see also RCIN 402327).
Creator(s)
After William Constable (1783-1861) (photographer)
Hughes & Mullins : Ryde, Isle of Wight (photographer)
Commissioned by Queen Victoria
