Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER EDWARD HENRY CORBOULD (1815-1905)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
c. 1861Albumen photographic print pasted onto card | 8.5 x 5 cm (sight) | RCIN 2914970
Carte-de-visite photograph of a painting of Prince Albert at Balmoral, standing by a gate. There is a lush forest in the background. The painting, by Edward Henry Corbould, was based on a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall taken in March 1861.
Creator(s)
After Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905) (artist)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)8.5 x 5 cm (sight)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
