Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GEORGE PINER CARTLAND
Prince Alexander of Battenburg (1886-1960)
c.1888-90Albumen print hand-coloured in watercolour | 14.5 x 9.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2914337
Hand painted photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Alexander Mountbatten, later the Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886-1960), as a young boy. He stands on a chair and faces slightly towards the left. He wears a gown with a wide sash.
Creator(s)
George Piner Cartland (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alexander, Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886-1960)14.5 x 9.9 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
