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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

AFTER ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

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

1889 copy of an original of 11 May 1854

Carbon print | 17.8 x 11.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2906512

Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Albert (1819-61) standing, facing the camera front on. He stands beside a chair and pedestal. He rests his right hand on the pedestal, and holds in his hand a plumed hat. He wears a military uniform, adorned with various Orders. Photograph taken in the Drawing Room, Buckingham Palace.

  • Creator(s)

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    After Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

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

  • The Prince/Buckingham Palace May 11 1854/After a Drawing Room

    Reproduced & Printed in carbon by Mullins 1889

  • 17.8 x 11.2 cm (image)

    28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

  • The Prince, Buckingham Palace, May 11 1854 (after a Drawingroom) [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]

  • Commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1854

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Greater London [England]
              • London [Greater London]
                • City of Westminster
                  • Buckingham Palace
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Headgear
            • Hats
              • Plumed hats
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
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