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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

BRYAN EDWARD DUPPA (ACTIVE 1832-66)

'The Prince Albert'; Prince Albert (1819-61)

c.1856

Albumen print hand-coloured with watercolour | 10.4 x 8.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2914293

Photograph of a head and shoulder length portrait of Prince Albert (1819-62) captured in profile, facing left. He wears a black tie, white shirt, blue sash, red waistcoat and black jacket. The photograph has been cropped into an oval.

The photograph was given to Queen Victoria on 24 May 1856, her 37th birthday.
  • Creator(s)

    Bryan Edward Duppa (active 1832-66) (photographer)

    Guglielmo Faija (1803-73) (colourist)

  • 10.4 x 8.5 cm (image)

  • Given to Queen Victoria as a birthday gift from Prince Albert