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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Charles XV, King of Sweden (1826-72)

    1860

    Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907789

    Photograph of Carl XV, King of Sweden, standing, facing towards the camera. He wears a military uniform and rests his left hand on his hip. His sword hangs by his side. He rests his right arm on the back of a chair and holds a cap in his right hand.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Charles XV, King of Sweden and Norway (1826-72)

    • annotation: Charles XV, King of Sweden. 1860. [beneath work]

    • 8.4 x 5.4 cm (image)

      9.7 x 6.4 cm (mount)

      23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

      24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

    • Charles XV. King of Sweden. 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

    • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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