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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    ? JOSEPH CUNDALL (1819-95)

    Prince Alfred, later Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1844-1900)

    Oct 1856Dec 1856

    Hand-coloured albumen print in a leather and velvet case | 9.0 x 7.5 cm (sight) | RCIN 2418572

    Hand-coloured photograph of a half length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900). The Prince is facing slightly to the left and looks away from the camera. He wears a tartan waistcoat under a green coat, a white shirt and a blue tie. The photograph is framed in a purple leather and velvet case marked 'Alfred / Christmas 1856'.

    • Creator(s)

      ? Joseph Cundall (1819-95) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)

    • 9.0 x 7.5 cm (sight)

      12.0 x 10.1 x 1.2 cm (whole object)

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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