Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
FRANCES SALLY DAY (1815-92)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) and Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900)
Apr 1860Albumen print | 7.5 x 4.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2513468
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), and Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) standing, facing towards each other and holding hands. Prince Alfred turns his head towards the camera and gazes to the left. Photograph taken in Buckingham Palace.
Creator(s)
Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)annotation: With Alfred. [break] Buckingham Palace./ April 1860. [beneath work, right side]
7.5 x 4.8 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.5 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster [London]
- Buckingham Palace
- City of Westminster [London]
- London [Greater London]
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
