Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Prince Gustav of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1827-92)
1861Albumen print | 8.9 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907893
Photograph of Prince Gustav, standing, facing halfway to the left. He turns his head and looks towards the camera. He wears civilian dress and holds a top hat in his left hand and a cane in his right.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Gustav of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1827-92)annotation: Prince Gustaf if Saxe Weimar./ 3rd Son of Duke Bernard. 1861. [beneath work]
8.9 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
Prince Gustaf of Saxe Weimar, 3rd son of Duke Bernhard, 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
