Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Prince Alfred, Mr Gibbs and the Prince of Wales
8 - 8 Feb 1854Salted paper print | 18.5 x 15.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900016
Photograph of Mr Gibbs seated with Prince Alfred and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Mr Gibbs is seated at the centre, his legs crossed. Prince Alfred is seated beside him, on the left. The Prince of Wales stands on the right and holds a sabre.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)Frederick Waymouth Gibbs (1821-98)annotation: Prince Alfred, Mr Gibbs & The Prince of Wales./ February, 1854./ By Mr Fenton. [beneath work]
18.5 x 15.7 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
