Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER FRANCES SALLY DAY (C. 1816-92)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
circa 1859circa 1861Albumen photographic print pasted onto card | 8.5 x 5 cm (sight) | RCIN 2914969
Carte-de-visite photograph of a drawing of Prince Albert standing outside Balmoral. He holds a cap and cane in his left hand and tucks his right thumb into his waistcoat. The drawing is based on a photograph by Frances Sally Day taken in 1859.
Creator(s)
After Frances Sally Day (c. 1816-92) (photographer)
8.5 x 5 cm (sight)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
