Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Prince Louis of Hesse (1837-92)
1860Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907699
Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Louis of Hesse (1837-92), standing facing front and wearing a military uniform. He poses with his left hand on his hip and his right hand resting on the back of a chair. There is a Prussian helmet positioned on the chair seat.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-92)annotation: Prince Louis of Hesse/ eldest son of Prince Charles. 1860. [beneath work]
8.4 x 5.3 cm (image)
10.0 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)
Prince Louis of Hesse, eldest son of Prince Charles 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
