Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
THOMAS RICHARD WILLIAMS (1825-71)
'Prince Edward of Leiningen' (1833-1914)
Jan 1857Salted paper print | 11.9 x 9.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2906635
Photograph of a near full length portrait of Prince Edward of Leiningen (1833-1914) seated, facing three-quarters to the left. He turns his head three-quarters towards the right and gazes ahead, away from the camera. He holds a piece of paper in his left hand and rests his left arm on a table positioned beside him.
Creator(s)
Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71) (photographer)
Prince Edward of Leiningen/ Williams/ January /1857
11.9 x 9.6 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
Prince Edward of Leiningen, January 1857 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
