Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900)
Feb 1857Salted paper print | 16.7 x 13.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900090
Photograph of a half length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) standing, facing to the right, his face captured in profile. He poses with his right hand in his pocket and his left hand on the back of a wooden chair. He wears double-breasted jacket. Photograph taken in Geneva. Photograph cropped into an oval.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)annotation: Prince Alfred./ Geneva. Feb: 1857. [beneath work]
16.7 x 13.0 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
