His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Made:
1876-07-17 in England
photographer:
Lock and Whitfield
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

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The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
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A Woodburytype entitled 'His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales', taken by Lock and Whitfield in 1876. The photograph shows Prince Albert (1841-1910), eldest son of Queen Victoria. This Woodburytype is the frontispiece of the first of a series of seven volumes entitled 'Men of Mark'. The caption underneath this portrait reads, 'Photographed from life expressly for this work, July 17th, 1876.'

The photograph shows Prince Albert (1841-1910), eldest son of Queen Victoria.

This Woodburytype is the frontispiece of the first of a series of seven volumes entitled 'Men of Mark'. Published between 1876 and 1883, each volume featured 36 portraits of prominent men of the time. A brief biographical essay by Thompson Cooper (1837-1904) accompanied each portrait.

The caption underneath this portrait reads, 'Photographed from life expressly for this work, July 17th, 1876.'

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/6007/1
Materials:
paper
type:
photograph and woodburytype
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford