Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Frances Sally Day (1815-92)
Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) Jul 1859
Albumen print | 8.2 x 6.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900204
Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) standing, facing towards the camera. He turn his head and looks towards the right. He leans his right arm on a plinth, holding a cap in his right hand, and places his left hand on his waist. He wears a naval uniform. Photograph taken at Osborne.
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Creator(s)
Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) -
annotation: [above] Prince Alfred,/ Osborne, July, 1859./ [below] Miss Day. [above and beneath work]
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8.2 x 6.0 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
- visual works
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