Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER SIR WILLIAM ROSS (1794-1860)
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert at the age of 8 months
dated 1845Lithograph | 18.7 x 16.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 2506498
A lithograph from an album of portraits containing prints and photographs: Prince Alfred as an infant; seated, half length wearing a frilled cap and gown; holding a rattle in his left hand. Inscribed and dated below.
Creator(s)
After Sir William Ross (1794-1860) (artist)
Thomas Fairland (c. 1804-1852) (lithographer)
18.7 x 16.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha
From an album compiled by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
