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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

      PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT (1819-61)

      Calotypes. Volume VI

      1857-59

      Leather bound album containing photographs | 24.6 x 30.4 x 4.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2906211

      Album bound in burgundy leather with title in gold on front cover and spine. The spine has five raised bands. All the edges are gilt and the album contains marbled end papers. The album contains photographs (RCINs 2906212-284) collected and arranged by Prince Albert (1819-61).

      • Creator(s)

        Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (compiler)

        Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)

        Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)

        William Bambridge (photographer)

        Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813-75) (photographer)

        William Lake Price (1810-96) (photographer)

        Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)

        George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

        Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907) (photographer)

        Alfred Brothers (1826-1912) (photographer)

        Subject(s)

        Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)
        Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
        Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84)
        Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
        Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)
        Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)
        King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
        Luigi Lablache (1794-1858)
        Napoléon III, Emperor of the French (1808-73)
        Brousil family
        Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66)
        Frederick Waymouth Gibbs (1821-98)
        Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
        Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar (1787-1863)
        Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88)
        Baron Ernest Stockmar (1823-86)
        Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
        Princess Helena (1846-1923)
        Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)
        Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)
        Princess Alexandrine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1842-1906)
        James Turner
        Houses of Parliament (GB)

      • 24.6 x 30.4 x 4.0 cm (whole object)

      • Compiled by Prince Albert, through purchase and gift

      • Subject(s)
        • Places
          • Europe
            • Great Britain
              • Wales
                • Clwyd [Wales]
                  • Conwy [Wales]
                • North Wales
                • Monmouthshire [Wales]
                  • Raglan Castle [Monmouthshire]
                • Pembrokeshire [Wales]
                  • Carew Castle [Pembrokeshire]
              • England
                • Kent [England]
                  • Canterbury [Kent]
                    • Canterbury Cathedral [Canterbury]
                      • Canterbury Cathedral Choir
                  • Cobham [Kent]
                    • Cobham Hall [Kent]
                • Berkshire [England]
                  • Windsor [Berkshire]
                    • Windsor Castle
                      • Interiors of Windsor Castle
                • Isle of Wight [England]
                  • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                    • Osborne House
                      • Drawing Room [Osborne House]
                • Shropshire [England]
                  • Tong [Shropshire]
                • Greater London [England]
                  • Charlton [London]
                  • London [Greater London]
                    • City of London [London]
                      • Fleet Street [London]
                      • Ludgate Hill [London]
                    • City of Westminster [London]
                      • Big Ben [Westminster]
              • Scotland
                • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                  • Aberdeen [Aberdeenshire]
                    • Aberdeen Harbour
                  • Ballochbuie [Aberdeenshire]
                  • Corriemulzie
                  • Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
                • Moray [Scotland]
                  • Lochindorb Castle [Strathspey]
                • The Highlands [Scotland]
                  • Loch Insh [Highlands]
                  • Loch Avon [Scotland]
                • Banffshire [Scotland]
            • France
              • Île-de-France [France]
                • Paris [Île-de-France]
                  • Tuileries Palace [Paris]
        • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
          • Biological sciences
            • Zoology
              • Animals
                • Mammals
                  • Deer
        • Science, Medicine and Technology
          • Agriculture and related techniques
            • Animal husbandry
              • Field sports (hunting, shooting, stalking)
                • Deer hunting
              • Cats (domestic)
                • Snowdrop (cat, fl. 1856, belonged to Prince Leopold)
                • Peter (cat, fl. 1857)
              • Horses
                • Alma (Horse)
          • Industries, Crafts and Trades
            • Toys and Decorations
              • Christmas trees
          • Home economics
            • Food, Cooking & Dishes
              • Cakes
                • Wedding cakes
        • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
          • Music
            • Musical instruments
              • Fiddles
              • Violins
          • Plastic arts
            • Sculpture
              • Statues
        • People
          • Musicians
            • Violinists
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
            • albums
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