Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Duke of Albany (1853-84), when Prince Leopold and the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), when Prince Arthur
c.1860Albumen print | 7.7 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2907756
Photograph of Prince Leopold and Prince Arthur. Prince Leopold, on the left, is seated beside his brother Prince Arthur. The brothers both gaze to the right. Both boys wear kilts and tartan socks and hold Tam o'Shanter hats.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Pce Leopold & Pce Arthur.
7.7 x 5.2 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)
Prince Leopold and Prince Arthur. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort