Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Prince Albert Consort (1819-61)
c. 1860c. 1862Albumen print | 8 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2149034
Carte-de-visite photographic copy of a watercolour of Prince Albert in walking gear, about to cross a wooden bridge. It is similar to a watercolour by Carl Haag (RL 22060). A small extract of Albert's signature is pasted below the photograph.
There is a glass plate negative in the Queen's Private Negatives collection, RCIN 2083245 (QPN 2923) on which is scratched 'The Queen likes this, Sept 1 1862'.
There is a glass plate negative in the Queen's Private Negatives collection, RCIN 2083245 (QPN 2923) on which is scratched 'The Queen likes this, Sept 1 1862'.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
8 x 5.7 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (whole object)
