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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    AFTER DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

    'Lord Alfred Paget' (1816-88)

    1889 copy after an original of 1855

    Carbon print | 21.3 x 15.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2906603

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Lord Alfred Paget (1816-88) standing, facing towards the camera. He stands in front of a stone bench. He holds a piece of paper in his right hand. Photograph taken at Osborne House.

    • Creator(s)

      After Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)

      Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

    • Reproduced & Printed in Carbon by [break] Mullins 1889

      Lord Alfred Paget - 1855./ By Mr Becker.

    • 21.3 x 15.6 cm (image)

      28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

    • Lord Alfred Paget, 1855 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Isle of Wight [England]
                • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                  • Osborne House
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Industries, Crafts and Trades
          • Clothing
            • Costume-Evening Dress(male)
              • Top hats
            • Formal dress
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