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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

AFTER ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

'The Queen and Prince'; Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-61)

1889 copy of an original of 11 May 1854

Carbon print | 20.1 x 15.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2906514

Photograph of  a full length, double portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-61). Queen Victoria stands in right side profile and wears formal court dress. Prince Albert stands in left side profile, he wears a uniform and holds a plumed hat in his left hand. There is a pedestal between them, with flowers upon it. Photograph taken at Buckingham Palace.

  • Creator(s)

    After Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

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

    Subject(s)

    Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
    Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

  • annotation: The Queen and Prince/ Do. / Do. [Underneath the image ]

    annotation: Printed in carbon by Mullins 1889 [mt ll-lr]

  • 20.1 x 15.6 cm (image)

    28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

  • The Queen & Prince, Buckingham Palace, May 11th 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 [London]
                  • Buckingham Palace
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Social customs
          • Marriage
            • Wedding Ceremonial Costume
              • Wedding dresses
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Headgear
            • Hats
              • Plumed hats
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
        • albums
          • photograph albums
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