Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER BRYAN EDWARD DUPPA (1804-66)
'The Prince'; Prince Albert (1819-1861)
1889 copy after an original of May 1854Carbon print | 20.2 x 16.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906522
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Prince Albert (1819-61) seated. He is captured in profile, facing left. His right leg is crossed over his left leg. He holds a pair of gloves in his left hand, placed in his lap. His right hand is placed on his right thigh.
This portrait of Prince Albert was taken in May 1854 by Duppa. In July of the same year, Queen Victoria commissioned him to take a photograph of her, as a surprise for her husband. In her portrait (RCIN 2906533), the Queen is seen holding a framed copy of this photograph.
This portrait of Prince Albert was taken in May 1854 by Duppa. In July of the same year, Queen Victoria commissioned him to take a photograph of her, as a surprise for her husband. In her portrait (RCIN 2906533), the Queen is seen holding a framed copy of this photograph.
Creator(s)
After Bryan Edward Duppa (1804-66) (photographer)
Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)annotation: The Prince/ May 1854/ by Mr B.E.Dupper [beneath work]
annotation: Printed in Carbon by Mullins 1889 [mount, lower left and lower right]
20.2 x 16.0 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
The Prince, May 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
- Acquired by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria
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
- albums
- photograph albums
- Places
