Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s)
Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) Oct 1858
Salted paper print | 8.2 x 6.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2900148
Photograph of a half length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) facing slightly to the left. He gazes ahead, away from the camera. He wears a shirt, tie, waistcoat and jacket. Photograph cropped into an oval.
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Creator(s)
Thomas Pearce (active c. 1850s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) -
annotation: Prince Alfred./ Oct. 1858./ Pearce. [beneath work]
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8.2 x 6.3 cm (image)
30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)
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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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