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Prince Alfred as 'Autumn' c.1880 copy of an original of 10 Feb 1854
Carbon print | 20.0 x 16.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2900029
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Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900) seated on a barrel, facing towards the camera. He holds up a goblet in his right hand and places his left hand on his thigh. He wears a leopard skin tunic and sandals over a light colour shirt and tights. He wears a wreath of grapes on his head. Prince Alfred is dressed as the embodiment of Autumn for the Tableaux of the Seasons, performed at Windsor Castle.
Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Carbon print
Measurements
20.0 x 16.1 cm (image)
Markings
annotation: Prince Alfred/ as Autumn in the Tableaux of the Seasons./ Windsor Castle. 10 Feb: 1854./ By Mr Fenton. [beneath work]
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