Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
'Prince Alfred as Autumn'; Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) dressed as Autumn
10 - 10 Feb 1854Albumen print coloured with watercolour | 20.6 x 17 cm (image) | RCIN 2914261
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) dressed as Bacchus, representative of the season of Autumn. Prince Arthur stands, facing slightly to the left. He leans on a support draped with leopard skin, placing his right arm on top of the support. He wears a wreath of grapes and leaves in his hair, a pink coloured shirt and leggings, a leopard skin tunic and a belt.
Prince Arthur is dressed for a performance of 'Tableaux of the Seasons'.
Prince Arthur is dressed for a performance of 'Tableaux of the Seasons'.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Carl Haag (1820-1915) (colourist)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)20.6 x 17 cm (image)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
