Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
'The Comte d'Eu and Duc d'Alencon'; Gaston, Comte d'Eu (1842-1922) and Ferdinand, Duc d'Alencon (1844-1910)
26 - 26 Jul 1854Salted paper print | 11.0 x 13.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2906536
Photograph of a full length, double portrait of Gaston, Comte d'Eu (1842-1922) on the left and Ferdinand, Duc d'Alencon (1844-1910). The two young boys are seated on a stone bench, facing towards the camera. Photograph taken in the grounds of Osborne House.
Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Gaston d'Orleans, Count of Eu (1842-1922)Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon (1844-1910)annotation: The Comte d'Eu and Duc d'Alencon/ (sons of the Duc de Nemours)/ Osborne- July- 26. 1854. by Do. [Underneath the photograph]
11.0 x 13.1 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
Gaston, Comte d'Eu, and Ferdinand, Duc d'Alencon (sons of the Duc de Nemours), Osborne, July 26 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Osborne House
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- People
- Children
- Boys
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Places
