Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), c. 1872.
William Downey and Daniel Downey (fl.c.1860-early 1900s) [photographers], London and Newcastle upon Tyne
Category
Photographs
Date
1872 - 1873
Materials
Card
Measurements
Image size 92 x 57 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519415
Summary
A monochrome albumen carte de visite. Half length portrait in profile of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), reading. Recto: Studio details, W.& D. DOWNEY, COPYRIGHT Verso: printed in ink with studio crest of W & D Downey, Newcastle on Tyne. LONDON STUDIO, 61 Ebury St. EATON SQUARE. Portrait taken by appointment Ink stamp of W.H. MASON BRIGHTON Top left pencilled date, July 1873
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
William Downey and Daniel Downey (fl.c.1860-early 1900s) [photographers], London and Newcastle upon Tyne, photographic studio W. H. Mason, photographer and publisher