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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)

Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) c.1880 after an original of Mar 1860

Carbon print | 7.3 x 4.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900265

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Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), seated, facing slightly to the right. He turns his head slightly towards the left and gazes ahead, away from the camera. He holds a cap in his right hand and a pair of gloves in his left. He wears a naval uniform. He poses in front of a painted backdrop featuring a landscape scene.
  • Creator(s)

    John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
  • 7.3 x 4.7 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Naval Uniforms