Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WEST : 1 ST. JAMES'S STREET
Frame with an enamel of Prince Albert (1819-61)
c.1865Gilt metal frame containing enamel portrait | 15.5 x 13.2 x 9.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 53234
A gilt metal frame pierced with strapwork and engraved with foliage on easel support. The frame holds a photographic enamel portrait of Prince Albert (1819-61).
Creator(s)
West : 1 St. James's Street (maker)
15.5 x 13.2 x 9.6 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria