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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

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Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) c.1880 after an original of 1 Nov 1859

Carbon print | 10.0 x 7.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900238

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Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) seated on a chair, facing three-quarters to the right. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He wears a naval uniform. Photograph taken in Corfu.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
  • annotation: Prince Alfred./ Corfu. Nov. 1st, 1859. [beneath work]
  • 10.0 x 7.7 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)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Greece
          • Ionian Islands
            • Corfu [Greece]