Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850–1942), c.1870
Notman Photographic Co. Boston
Category
Photographs
Date
1865 - 1875
Materials
Card
Measurements
image size 87 mm x 57 m
Place of origin
Canada
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519413
Summary
A monochrome albumen carte de visite . Three quarter length portrait of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942). 3/4 left. He wears military winter uniform, inc. gloves and hat. He holds walking stick in his right hand and sword (?) under his left arm. Studio setting representing and outdoor winter scene. Print mounted onto heavy white card. Recto printed 'published by special permission of H.R.H. Prince Arthur. Copyright secured and entered according to Act of Parliament- Canada 1869. fragment of printed label, Verso Studio crest of W. NOTMAN Photographer to Her Majesty, MONTREAL OTTAWA, TORONTO, HALIFAX,
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
Makers and roles
Notman Photographic Co. Boston, photographic studio