'Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900)'

Glass plate negative of a daguerreotype of Prince Alfred aged 4, standing. The young Prince stands facing towards the camera and slightly tilts his head to the right. He places one hand on an upholstered stool with fringes and holds a bow(?) in the other hand. He wears Highland dress. Photograph taken at Windsor.

The negative has been masked out, indicating the photographer's intention to crop the work to the smaller frame.

The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. The original daguerreotype or prints from this negative do not seem to exist in the Collection, however a variant from the same sitting is represented by RCIN 2900002.