Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Duleep Singh (1838-93)
Prince Alfred Jun 1855
Carbon print | 15.1 x 10.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900050
Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), seated on a wooden chair, facing towards the camera. He turns his head three-quarters to the right. He holds a shotgun between his legs. He wears trousers, a waistcoat, a light coloured shirt, a jacket and cap.
The caption states the photograph is 'By The Maharajah'.
The caption states the photograph is 'By The Maharajah'.
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Creator(s)
Duleep Singh (1838-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) -
annotation: Prince Alfred./ June. 1855./ By The Maharajah. [beneath work]
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15.1 x 10.7 cm (image)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
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