Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GREY (ACTIVE 1856)
'Prince Alfred'; Prince Alfred, later Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1844-1900)
c.1858Albumen print hand-coloured with watercolour | 8.2 x 6.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2914281
Hand-coloured photograph of a half length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) facing a quarter to the left. He wears a black jacket, waistcoat and tie and a white shirt. Photograph cropped into an oval.
Creator(s)
Grey (active 1856) (colourist)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)8.2 x 6.2 cm (image)
Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
