Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Prince Leopold, later Duke of Albany (1853-84) 1 - 1 Dec 1858
Salted paper print | 12.8 x 10.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900152
Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Leopold, later Duke of Albany (1853-84) standing, facing slightly towards the left. He looks towards the camera. He poses with his right arm resting on the back of a chair. He wears Highland dress and holds a hat in his left hand. Photograph cropped into an oval.
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Creator(s)
William Bambridge (1810-79) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84) -
annotation: Prince Leopold./ Decr 1st 1858./ Bambridge [beneath work]
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12.8 x 10.0 cm (image)
30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- visual works
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