Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), in the costume of Sikh Prince
Sep 1854Hand coloured salted paper print | 12 x 15.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2943816
Hand-coloured photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), wearing the costume of a Sikh Prince. He is captured lying supine on a banquette, with his left arm positioned behind his head. He wears a red and white turban, green shirt and stripy trousers and is barefoot.
It is possible that the costume was a gift from Maharaja Duleep Singh (1838-93), who visited Osborne in August 1854.
It is possible that the costume was a gift from Maharaja Duleep Singh (1838-93), who visited Osborne in August 1854.
Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)
(photographer)
12 x 15.5 cm (image)
From an album presented to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert, 24th May 1854
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Sikhs
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
