Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Prince Alfred, Dr Ernst Becker and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
c.1880 copy of an original of 1 Feb 1854Carbon print | 21.0 x 18.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2900007
Photograph of Dr Ernst Becker, the Prince's tutor and Prince Albert's librarian, sitting between Prince Alfred and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Becker places his right arm around Prince Alfred's waist. The Prince of Wales stands with his right arm on Becker's shoulders.
Creator(s)
View person pageRoger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Prince Alfred Mr Becker and The Prince of Wales/ 1st Feb 1854./ By Mr Fenton.
21.0 x 18.5 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert