Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
Photographs. Royal Portraits, Volume 49 1860-62
Red leather album | 23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album) | RCIN 2907972
Photograph album bound in red leather and lined with red silk. The album contains 201 photographs (RCINs 2907973-2908177) of royal subjects from across Europe. Please note that RCINs 2908020, 2908025, 2908033 and 2908123 were not given. A note at the front of the album states that a selection of the portraits were collected by Prince Albert (1819-61).
The album has been inscribed with a note reading: 'All the Portraits in this Volume/as far as Page 19/with the exception of those dated 1862/were collected but not arranged/by/His Royal Highness The Prince Consort/1860-1861.'. A selection of the portraits dated 1862 appear to be copies, as replicas of the works appear in other albums compiled by Prince Albert and dating from 1860-1.
The album has been inscribed with a note reading: 'All the Portraits in this Volume/as far as Page 19/with the exception of those dated 1862/were collected but not arranged/by/His Royal Highness The Prince Consort/1860-1861.'. A selection of the portraits dated 1862 appear to be copies, as replicas of the works appear in other albums compiled by Prince Albert and dating from 1860-1.
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Creator(s)
View person pagePrince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (collector)
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23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
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Selection of photographs collected by Prince Albert, the majority acquired by Queen Victoria
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Photography
- Photographs
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Photography
- visual works
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Marie, Queen of Bavaria (1825-89)
Fratelli d'Alessandri (active 1850-1930)
Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)
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Maria Sophia, Queen of the Two Sicilies (1841-1925)
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King Carl XV of Sweden (1826-72)
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Carl XV, King of Sweden (1826-72)
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Frederick VII, King of Denmark (1808-63)
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Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1792-1863)
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Caroline, Hereditary Princess of Denmark (1793-1881)
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Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858-1939)
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1820-84)
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Princess Anna, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel (1836-1918)
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Prince Bernhard, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1792-1862)
William George Lacy (d. 1861)
Grand Duchess Alexandra Iossifovna of Russia (1830-1911)
William George Lacy (d. 1861)
Olga, Queen of the Hellenes (1851-1926), when Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia
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Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858-1915)
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Grand Duke Dimitri of Russia (1860-1919)
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Maria Theresa, Queen Dowager of the Two Sicilies (1816-1867)
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Francis II, King of the Two Sicilies (1836-94)
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Maria Sophia, Queen of the Two Sicilies (1841-1925)
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Penelope, Princess of Capua (1815-82)
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Carlo Ferdinando, Prince of Capua (1811-62)
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Elisabeth, Queen Dowager of Prussia (1801-73)
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Princess Marie of Prussia (1855-88)
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Prince Albrecht of Prussia (1809–72)
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Prince Alexander of Prussia (1820-1896)
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Prince Georg Ernst of Prussia (1826-1902)
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Marie, Princess Frederick of Anhalt-Dessau (1814-1895)
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Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (1799-1864)
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Princess Bathildis, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe (1837-1902)
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Princess Hilda of Anhalt-Dessau (1839-1926)
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Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1794-1871)
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Princess Sidonie of Saxony (1834-62)
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Princess Amalia of Saxony (1794-1870)
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Prince William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1827-79)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
William III, King of the Netherlands (1817-90)
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Prince Henry of the Netherlands (1820-79)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Infanta Antonia, Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845-1913)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Maria Pia, Queen of Portugal (1847-1911)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Luis I, King of Portugal (1838-89)
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Agnes, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg (1824-97)
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Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826-1908)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Prince Maurice of Saxe-Altenburg (1829-1907)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Princess Marie of Prussia (1854-98), when Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
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The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg (1803-62)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1789-1868)
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Prince Maurice of Saxe-Altenburg (1829-1907)
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Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg (1823-1915)
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Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg (1843-1902)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Marie, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1845-1930), when Princess Marie Gasparine of Saxe-Altenburg
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
Louis Joseph Ghémar (1819-73)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)
Louis Joseph Ghémar (1819-73)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923), when Princess Helena
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Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1921)
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Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1845-1907)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94)
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94)
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Denmark
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (1819-1904)
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Prince George Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1859-1909)
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Leopoldine, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1837-1903)
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Prince and Princess Hermann of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
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Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen (1830-1904)
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Marie, Princess of Leiningen (1834-99)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Denmark
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Wilhelmine, Duchess of Glücksburg (1808-1891)
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Princess Friederike, Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg (1811-1902)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
"> Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1824-1903)
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Johann, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1825-1911)
Unknown Person
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Attributed to John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Friedrich III, German Emperor and King of Prussia (1831-1888), when Crown Prince of Prussia, and Victoria, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901), when Crown Princess of Prussia
Hermann Günther : Werderscher Markt. 6, Berlin
Wilhelm II, German Emperor, King of Prussia (1859-1941), when Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
Hermann Günther : Werderscher Markt. 6, Berlin
Wilhelm II, German Emperor, King of Prussia (1859-1941), when Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
Hermann Günther : Werderscher Markt. 6, Berlin
The Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860-1919), when Princess Charlotte of Prussia
Hermann Günther : Werderscher Markt. 6, Berlin
Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94)
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818-1893)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Prince and Princess of Wales
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) when Princess of Wales
F Jamrath & Sohn: Berlin
Friedrich III, Emperor of Germany (1831-1888), when Crown Prince of Prussia
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837-1892), when Prince Louis of Hesse
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Leopoldine, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1837-1903)
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Wilhelm I, King of Württemberg (1781-1864)
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Prince Friedrich of Württemberg (1808-1870)
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Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar (1825-1901)
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Auguste, Princess Hermann of Saxe-Weimar (1826-1898)
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Prince Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1859-1909)
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Prince Alexander of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1857-1891)
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Nikolaus, Prince of Nassau (1832-1905)
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Marie, Princess of Wied (1825-1902)
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Hermann, Prince of Wied (1814–1864)
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Helene, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831-1888)
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Agnes, Princess of Reuss (1835-1886)
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Princess Maria of Baden (1841-1914)
Attributed to Ludwig Angerer (1827-79)
Elisabeth, Empress of Austria (1837–1898)
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Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (1830-1916)
Attributed to Ludwig Angerer (1827-79)
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (1858–1889)
Attributed to Ludwig Angerer (1827-79)
Gisela, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bavaria (1856-1932)
Attributed to Ludwig Angerer (1827-79)
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833-1896) and Maria Annunciata, Archduchess of Austria (1843-1871)
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Archduke Albrecht of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1817–1895)
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Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (1842–1919)
André Adolfe Eugène Disdéri (1819-89)
Carlota, Empress of Mexico (1840-1927)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94)
Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico (1832-1867) and Empress Carlota (1840-1927)
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Therese, Duchess of Oldenburg (1815-1871)
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Duke Peter of Oldenburg (1812-1881)
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Prince Nikolaus of Oldenburg (1840-1886)
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Alexander, Prince of Oldenburg (1844-1932)
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Prince Georg of Oldenburg (1848-1871)
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Princess Katharina of Oldenburg (1846-1866)
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Prince Constantin of Oldenburg (1850-1906)
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Eduard, Prince of Leiningen (1833-1914)
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Alexandrine, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1820-1904)
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