Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Prince Maurice of Saxe-Altenburg (1829-1907)
1863Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2908053
Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Maurice of Saxe-Altenburg (1829-1907) standing beside a chair, facing the viewer and wearing the uniform of General of Cavalry in the Prussian Army. He holds a cap in his right hand and his sword in his left.
In 1862 Prince Moritz married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children.
In 1862 Prince Moritz married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (1829-1907)8.7 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.8 x 6.4 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
Prince Maurice of Saxe-Altenburg, brother of the Duke, 1863. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
