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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

THOMAS RICHARD WILLIAMS (1825-71)

'Prince Edward of Leiningen' (1833-1914)

Jan 1857

Salted 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

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