Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
L HAASE & CO (ACTIVE C. 1860-1890S)
Prince Henry of Hesse (1838-1900)
1860Salted paper print | 17.7 x 13.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906860
Photograph of a half length portrait of Prince Henry of Hesse facing very slightly towards the right. He looks towards the camera. The Prince wears a military uniform with an order insignia on his left breast.
Creator(s)
L Haase & Co (active c. 1860-1890s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Heinrich, Prince of Hesse (1838-1900)annotation: L. Hasse & Co. Konigl, Hofphotographen. Berlin. 178. Friedrichetr. [beneath photograph, on second mount]
17.7 x 13.5 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Prince Henry of Hesse, 1860 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
