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Albert - Ernest

Print
1851 (printed)
Artist/Maker
M. & N. Hanhart (printer)
Maguire, Thomas Herbert (lithographer)
Thorburn, Robert (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Double three-quarter-length portrait. Standing on the left, facing to front, right hand on chest and linking his left arm with his brother, is Albert. He is wearing Van Dyck costume, comprising of a doublet, lace collar and sleeves and a pendant around his neck, with the badge of the Order of the Garter. Ernest is standing on the right, turned slightly to left, looking to front, with his hand on hip. He is wearing armour, a pendant around his neck and a sword at his side. In his right hand he is holding a roll of paper.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Royalty
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleAlbert - Ernest (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph on paper
Paper
Lithography
Brief description
Three-quarter-length portrait of Prince Albert and his brother Ernest, Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha. Lithograph by Thomas Herbert Maguire after Robert Thorburn, 1851.
Physical description
Double three-quarter-length portrait. Standing on the left, facing to front, right hand on chest and linking his left arm with his brother, is Albert. He is wearing Van Dyck costume, comprising of a doublet, lace collar and sleeves and a pendant around his neck, with the badge of the Order of the Garter. Ernest is standing on the right, turned slightly to left, looking to front, with his hand on hip. He is wearing armour, a pendant around his neck and a sword at his side. In his right hand he is holding a roll of paper.
Dimensions
  • Size in mount height: 74.5cm
  • Size in mount width: 53.5cm
Measured by SH 27/09/2010
Styles
Victorian
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'R. Thorburn M. & N. Hanhart. Impt. T. H. Maguire Albert. - Ernest. 1851' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Princes
Armour
Doublet
Pendant
Sword
Ernest II (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
22179

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646382/albert---ernest-print-maguire-thomas-herbert/
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