Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
The Queen with the Duke of Oporto and the King of Portugal, Osborne
8 - 8 Sep 1854Albumen print | 11.5 x 14.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2906560
Photograph of a full length group portrait of, from left to right, Queen Victoria, Luis, Duke of Oporto and Pedro V of Portugal. Queen Victoria stands with her back towards the camera. She wears a patterned shawl. The Duke leans on a table, facing right, towards Pedro V. Pedro V is seated on a chair beside the table. He holds a piece of paper place on the table with this right hand. Photograph taken at Osborne.
Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Luís I, King of Portugal (1838-89)Pedro V, King of Portugal (1837-61)Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)annotation: The Queen, Duke of Oporto & King of Portugal/ Do. [break] by Do. [Ditto] [beneath photograph]
11.5 x 14.1 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
'The Queen, Duke of Oporto & The King of Portugal'
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Osborne House
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Shawls
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Places
