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 Apr 1860
Carbon print | 23.6 x 18.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2900279
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), seated, facing slightly to the left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He holds a cap in his right hand. He wears a naval uniform.
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Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) -
annotation: Prince Alfred,/ April. 1860./ Mayall. [beneath work]
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23.6 x 18.8 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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