Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1845-1907)
1861Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907951
Photograph of Prince August, standing, leaning on the back of a chair. He faces halfway to the left and turns his head towards the right. He gazes ahead, away from the camera. He is dressed in civilian clothes. An open book lies on a table to his right.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince August of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1845-1907)annotation: Prince Augustus of Saxe-Coburg./ 2nd Son of Prince Augustus. 1861. [beneath work]
8.7 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg, 2nd son of Prince Augustus. 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
