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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    ATTRIBUTED TO ANGERER : WIEN

    Robert, Duke of Chartres (1840-1910) and Louis Philippe, Count of Paris (1838-94)

    1860

    Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907786

    Photograph of a full length double portrait of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres and his bother, Philippe, Count of Paris. Prince Robert is seated on a table facing the viewer.  There is a top hat on the table beside him. His brother, Philippe is seated in an armchair, facing left, his face captured in profile.

    • Creator(s)

      Attributed to Angerer : Wien (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Prince Robert d'Orleans, Duke of Chartres (1840-1910)
      Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans, comte de Paris (1838-94)

    • annotation: The Duc de Chartres and Comte de Paris./ 1860. [beneath work]

    • 8.8 x 5.5 cm (image)

      9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

      23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

      24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

    • The Duc de Chartres and Comte de Paris, 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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