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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

LUDWIG ANGERER (1827-79)

Prince Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov (1813-70)

c.1860

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2913764

Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov (1813-70) seated in a chair, facing halfway towards the left. He turns his head towards the camera and looks to the right. He rests his right arm on a table beside him, and his left arm on the chair rest. He holds his hands together in front of his stomach.

  • Creator(s)

    Ludwig Angerer (1827-79) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Prince Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov (1813-70)
  • annotation: Fürst Demidoff. [beneath work]

  • 8.6 x 5.1 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.1 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 17.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite