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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

LUDWIG ANGERER (1827-79)

Prince Georg Konstantin Czartorysk (1828-1912)

c.1860

Albumen print | 9.1 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2913762

Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Georg Konstantin Czartorysk (1828-1912) standing, facing slightly towards the right. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He holds a top hat in his left hand and places his right hand on the back of a chair.

  • Creator(s)

    Ludwig Angerer (1827-79) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Prince Georg Konstantin Czartorysk (1828-1912)
  • annotation: Fürst George Czartoriski. [beneath work]

  • 9.1 x 5.5 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