Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)
Prince Arthur and Prince Alfred in Sikh Indian dress 6 - 6 Sep 1854
Salted paper print | 11.7 x 14.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2900046
Photograph of Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) (left) and Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) (right) sitting on a chaise longue. They both wear the costume of Sikh princes, including turbans. There is drapery behind, and hanging over right-hand end of chaise longue.
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Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) -
annotation: Prince Arthur & Prince Alfred in Sikh Indian dress./ Osborne. 6 Sept. 1854./ By Mr Fenton. [beneath work]
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11.7 x 14.5 cm (image)
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Prince Arthur & Prince Alfred, Osborne 1854 [in Portraits of Royal Children, Vol.1 1848-1854]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Asia
- Costume-India
- History of costume
- Costume-Asia
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Headgear
- Turbans
- Headgear
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Osborne House
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- visual works
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