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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

ANGEL ALONSO MARTINEZ Y HERMANO

The Princess Régla d'Orléans (1856-61)

c.1860

Albumen print | 9.1 x 6.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2907652

Photograph of a full length portrait of the infant Princess Régla (1856-61) seated on a circular cushion on the floor and facing the viewer. She rests her left hand on a side table and wears a circular fur hat, plumed at the back.
  • Creator(s)

    Angel Alonso Martinez y Hermano (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Maria de la Regla, Infanta of Spain (1856-61)
  • annotation: The Pcss Regla d'Orleans/ (4h daughter of the D. de Montpensier) [beneath work]

  • 9.1 x 6.1 cm (image)

    10.1 x 6.7 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Princess Régla D'Orleans (4th daughter of the Duke de Montpensier). [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Photography
        • Photographs
          • Photograph albums
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Headgear
            • Hats
              • Fur-trimmed hats
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
        • albums
          • photograph albums