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 1854Carbon 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
- City of Westminster [London]
- London [Greater London]
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Headgear
- Hats
- Plumed hats
- Hats
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Headgear
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Places
