Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), c.1870
The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Ltd. (fl.1855-1922)
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1875
Materials
Card
Measurements
92 x 64 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519411
Summary
An albumen carte de visite, half portrait of Prince Arthur seated in normal dress against plain background. Card mount printed verso HRH Prince Arthur, Stereoscopic Coy Copyright. Recto, elaborate print of The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, 54 Cheapside and 110 & 108 Regent Street. Photographers to HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Marked with Crown and ostrich feather symbol for Prince of Wales, four discs for Berlin, London, Dublin New York, sole photographers to International Exhibition 1862
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: HRH Prince Arthur, Stereoscopic Coy Copyright. Recto: Elaborate print of The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company , 54 Cheapside and 110 & 108 Regent Street. Photographers to HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Marked with Crown and ostrich feather symbol for Prince of Wales, four discs for Berlin, London, Dublin New York, sole photographers to International Exhibition 1862
Makers and roles
The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Ltd. (fl.1855-1922), photographic studio