Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
Princess Amélie and Princess Clothilde of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Apr 1859Salted paper print | 14.6 x 12.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2906760
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Princess Amélie (1848-94) and Princess Clotilde (1846-1927) of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. Princess Amélie stands on the left facing right, her face captured in profile. She holds the hand of her sister. Princess Clotilde is seated, facing three-quarters to the left. The sisters wear matching dresses.
Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1848-94)Princess Clotilde, Archduchess of Austria (1846-1927)14.6 x 12.1 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
Princess Amélie and Princess Clothilde of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, April 1859 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
