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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

AFTER MAYER FRÈRES

'The Emperor Napoleon III' (1808-73)

1889 copy after an original of 1854

Carbon print | 9.9 x 7.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2906627

Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1808-73) standing, facing slightly towards the right. He wears a military uniform and holds a bicorn hat in his left hand.

  • Creator(s)

    After Mayer Frères (photographer)

    Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

  • The Emperor Napoleon III/ by Meyer [sic]/ 1854

    Reproduced & Printed in Carbon by Mullins 1889

  • 9.9 x 7.5 cm (image)

    28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

  • The Emperor Napoleon III, 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
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