Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
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
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.
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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]
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10.0 x 7.7 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Greece
- Ionian Islands
- Corfu [Greece]
- Ionian Islands
- Greece
- Europe
- visual works
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